Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding ... Experts have long warned that FEMA’s flood maps may be lagging ...

As climate patterns shift, the gaps in current flood risk maps leave many homeowners facing uncertainty. Without updated tools and resources, residents in areas like western North Carolina may ...

"The Flood Advisory will expire at 8:15 p.m. this evening for portions of north central North Carolina, including the ...

Only about 2% of residences in the 100 counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene-related power outages were protected by flood insurance, according to an NBC News analysis of Census Bureau data ...

Duke Ph.D. student Aljouhra AlHargan pointed to a simulated map of homes and businesses that could get flooded if a storm dumped more than a foot of rain on the tiny flood-prone town of Creswell, in ...

Most of the flash flooding that occurred in the afternoon receded by the evening hours. There is a tornado watch in effect until 1:00 a.m. for most of central North Carolina. In Western North ...

Fighting growing wildfires in western North Carolina is hampered by debris left over from Hurricane Helene-related flooding, which was 6 months ago this week. Search Query Show Search Home ...

Anna joined Newsweek in 2022 from Current ... the North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued a mandatory evacuation for people in the county living near the blazes. A map shows where ...

This current rain event is expected to bring 'generational flooding', which only happens once a generation. But memories of 2010 flood still plague some.