For a family on Mumford Road in Greenville, this is the second time in 17 years they've had to move out of the way of the rising Tar River.

Their home is about two miles from the river and prone to flooding, but it's not just their home in jeopardy, it's also their means to get to it.

The Department of Transportation shut down the Greene Street Bridge just after 12:30 p.m. Monday as water there began to rise over the street.

For residents living at Cypress Glen Retirement Community, they needed volunteers to come help their senior citizens move to higher ground.

"This is our community, it's an opportunity to meet our neighbors help each other out and make our community a better place," says volunteer Ryan Perkins.

Perkins and men from his fitness group started helping residents after Hurricane Matthew hit.

"We were out yesterday and cutting down trees and helping clear roads, and we had a group come out yesterday evening to help out with the move and we brought even a bigger group today," he tells WITN.

Perkins and more than 200 volunteers saw on social media that they needed to get residents out of harm's way and brought in boxes, tape, PODS storage containers and trucks to haul away their personal belongings for safe keeping.

"It's been overwhelming, it's kinda crazy out here, this many people helping out, it's just really refreshing to see how many people really care," Perkins says.

There is no curfew Monday night in the city, but we're told police still have the authority to restrict some areas as water over some road may become impassable Monday night.

There are four shelters open in the county: North Pitt High School, Hope Middle, E.B. Aycock Middle and Wellcome Middle Schools.

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Greenville has closed the Greene Street bridge over the Tar River because of rising water levels.

The city says it is likely that the Memorial Drive bridge and the Greenville Boulevard bridge over the Tar will close tomorrow by 5:00 p.m.

The city says there will not be a curfew Tuesday night.

There is still an evacuation order for those north of the Tar River and south of Belvoir Road, along with residents south of the river who live north of 1st Street, between Pitt Street and Brownlea Drive.

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Greenville city leaders called for the mandatory evacuation of residents who live near the Tar River.

Mayor Allen Thomas issued the order for residents in several areas of concern as the river begins to rise.

The evacuation order is effective immediately and residents are asked to prepare to be away from home for at least one week.

The order applies to the following areas:

-Residences north of the Tar River and south of Belvoir Road to include as far east as Bradford Creek

-Residences south of the Tar River which are north of First Street between Pitt Street and Brownlea Drive as well as the Riverwalk and -Dockside neighborhoods

*Additionally, evacuations are recommended but not mandatory for areas north of the Tar River between Belvoir Highway and Highway 264, including Countryside Estates and Oak Grove. All areas along the Green Mill Run should also be observant of conditions and voluntary evacuation is recommended.

A map highlighting the areas that are included in the mandatory and voluntary evacuations can be viewed

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To check your property and see how it may be impacted, you

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Pitt County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, has opened two general population shelters.

Those are located at Wellcome Middle School, 3101 North Memorial Drive, Greenville, Hope Middle School, 2995 Mills Road (located near gymnasium), Greenville (opens at 5 p.m.), and E.B. Aycock Middle School, 1325 Red Banks Road, Greenville (opens at 7 p.m.).

The Greenville Area Transit System (GREAT Bus) will be making stops to pick up evacuating residents at the following locations:

-Devon Street and Oak Bend Drive

-Old Pactolus Road and Charlestowne Drive

-Jackson Avenue and Azalea Street

-Terrace Court and Old Well Drive

-East Dudley and North Pitt

-West Dudley and Legion Street

-Greenfield Boulevard and Woodside Road

-Haw Drive and West Belvoir Drive

-Old River Road and Airport Road

-Benjamin Drive and Old River Road

What to bring

-Identification

-A change of clothes, rain gear, and good walking shoes, extra socks and underwear.

-A sleeping bag (or two blankets), extra blanket, and small pillow per person. Most shelters will be located in schools and other public buildings. While they will have a limited amount of supplies, you and your family will be much more comfortable if you bring your own supplies.

-Prescription and over-the-counter medicines. A first-aid kit, including adhesive bandages.

-Cash, checkbooks, and credit cards (during a power outage, cash may be your only option)

-Flashlight and spare batteries

-Toiletries such as toothpaste/toothbrush, contact lens solution, toilet paper (they may run out) and hand sanitizer and feminine supplies.

-Important papers such as birth certificates, social security cards, insurance papers, titles and deeds, bank certificates, etc. (store them in a plastic envelope or binder to help protect them)

-Important phone numbers for contacting family, insurance companies, and banks

-Special items for infants (clothes, diapers, food/formula, bottles and nipples, food, small toys, blankets, portable crib, etc.)

-Water, stored in plastic bottles with screw caps; one gallon per person per day. Water services may be disrupted at the shelter as well in the early hours of an emergency.

-Non-perishable canned or packaged food and drinks (corned beef, tuna fish, apple sauce, cookies, juice, etc.), preferably that requires no cooking and a non-electric can opener. It may take a day or more to set up a regular meal schedule at a shelter.

-Extra pair of glasses or contacts and contact lens case and solution.

Special items for elderly or disabled family members.