New construction brings major stormwater flooding to Raleigh neighborhood

We hear it all the time when established residents in a community fight new development in their neighborhood-Not in my backyard. But what if the new development threatens to flood their backyard? This was the situation for one Raleigh neighborhood when stormwater runoff from a townhouse community under construction sent water right up to their doorways. WRAL’s 5 On Your Side investigated. In this episode, producer Pritchard Strong breaks it all down for us and explains why everyone needs to be concerned.