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A 75-year-old Avery County man is sharing the story of leading his neighbors to safety through rushing floodwaters during Hurricane Helene. On the morning of Sept. 27, Junior Singleton woke up to find ...
Be ready for hurricane season—see which financial products can help you stay protected, from high-yield savings accounts to ...
As hurricane season begins, low pressure over Southeastern states will develop and bring heavy rain, windy beaches and risk ...
Researchers have developed a deep learning model called LSTM-SAM that predicts extreme water levels from tropical cyclones more efficiently and accurately, especially in data-scarce coastal regions, ...
Western North Carolina is open for business. That's the message local businesses are sharing as we begin the start of the ...
Hurricane season puts every drainage component to the test. A compromised gutter doesn't just affect runoff-it can lead to struct ...
How growing up in the "cone of uncertainty" changed my life - even when I thought I had left it behind. Until Hurricane Helene hit my current town of Asheville, North Carolina, in 2024, my strongest ...
June 1 marks the official start of the 2025 Cyclonic Season in the Atlantic, a period that extends until November 30 and is expected to be one of the most active. According to a report from the ...
Here are some safety tips from Ready.gov that could save your life during a hurricane.Evacuation1. If you are ordered to evacuate, you need to evacuate. The best way to stay safe is to be away from ...
While the hurricane intensified, she recalls being way more concerned about trees damaging her home—not flooding. That all changed when she saw water rising on the next street. Within minutes, water ...
(WFLA) — Preparing for another hurricane season means it’s time ... One policy should be for wind damage and water damage caused by wind damage, and another separate flood policy should ...
With major storms and relentless hurricanes making landfall throughout ... In this case, should the basement get excessive water, you'll want to direct that water to the drain.