From CPP: Rebuild with resilience. Listening to NC people along flood-prone streams, yields insights, solutions, hope. Months ...

Hurricane Helene was responsible for the most inland flooding deaths in the United States in 52 years. In North Carolina, ...

Hurricane Helene not only changed lives, but also changed the landscape in WNC, which creates a number of new challenges when ...

In October, CPP reported that large dams on the Catawba River were unable to prevent flooding during Helene. In order to sustain dam safety and power generation, Duke Energy released massive amounts ...

Researchers installed sensors inside stormwater drains and cameras above them in three North Carolina communities. They found a startling amount of flooding.

Hurricane Helene caused severe flooding in parts of Carter County, including in the Elk Mills and Poga communities ... mountain backroads through North Carolina, where the pavement at times ...

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where to go.

at Hayes Auditorium on the campus of Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the concert is at 7 p.m. This extraordinary evening of music and community will feature ...

The highest wind gust recorded was actually in Yancey County, North Carolina, at Grandfather Mountain. Its highest gust was 92 knots, just over 105 mph. At Banner Elk in Watauga County ...

Flooding alone claimed 94 lives, including 77 in North Carolina and two in South Carolina ... A wind gust of 101 mph was recorded near Banner Elk. A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at Charlotte ...

When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina torrential rain caused the ... in January was fantastic for the ski mountains near Banner Elk, which are the primary driver of the tourist industry ...