Heavy rainfall across North Carolina caused floodwaters to rise Thursday morning. Water rescues, evacuations and school cancellations were seen in some parts on the state, including the foothills, where up to nine inches of rain fell in a short amount of time. In Charlotte, Meko Chosen walked to her neighborhood park to find the athletic fields completely submerged. "It looks like Lake Ontario," she said. "And you have a dumpster that's sitting over on the far side that is floating," she added. In northeast Charlotte, firefighters rescued 143 people from a charter school as waters continued to rise. No injuries were reported there. But flash flood warnings are still in effect across the state until at least 2 p.m. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake