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

Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina ... This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous 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 ...

In western North Carolina, firefighters are still struggling ... ALBERT: Like new digital maps. The amount of downed trees - what firefighters refer to as fuel - is enormous.

Fighting growing wildfires in western North Carolina is hampered by debris left over from Hurricane Helene-related flooding ... ALBERT: Like new digital maps. The amount of downed trees - what ...