FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according ...

THE RESULTING INLAND FLOODING HAS CLAIMED MORE LIVES THAN ANY OTHER HURRICANE HAZARD IN THE LAST DECADE, NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN BATTERED BY HURRICANES. MATTHEW FLORENCE AND NOW HELENE.

The North Carolina House has advanced another Hurricane Helene funding package to address pressing needs in the mountains ...

Western North Carolina is again being targeted by hazardous rainfall that forecasters say is expected to lead to its “first noteworthy flood threat” since last September’s deadly Hurricane Helene.

HERE IN THE TRIAD, WE SOMETIMES SEE HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING ... National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 4-10, 2025. The National Weather Service and North Carolina ...

Torrential rain and thunderstorms are raising fears across areas of western North Carolina that were impacted by Hurricane ...

Hurricane Helene devastated towns across the south in September, causing record rainfall and triggering historic flooding. Seven months later, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is still on ...

Ahead of what is predicted to be a busy hurricane season, here's a look at how area officials are preparing and what you need to do to be ready.

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Hurricanes are a big deal in North Carolina ... Flood warnings vs. emergencies These will be issued in rare, life-threatening situations during floods. Storms such as Matthew in 2016 and Florence ...

"It is eight months since Hurricane ... about western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, just changed forever. And they are still recovering. But with today’s flash flood threat, the recovery ...