Outdated FEMA flood maps labeled thousands of North Carolina ... river winding past her property in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Today, after Hurricane Helene’s destruction, the river is a ...

The nonprofit climate research group used federal elevation and population data to map the land ... that risk zone for the 100-year flood in 2050.” North Carolina ranks in the top 10 states ...

Thunderstorms are expected across the southeastern United States over the weekend, creating a risk of flooding.

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 ...