On Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. the NWS Raleigh NC released a flood advisory in effect until 9:30 p.m. for Edgecombe and Wilson ...

NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.

N.C. Governor Josh Stein joins state emergency officials urging North Carolina residents to get ready for this year's ...

Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated ... flood insurance for mortgage-backed properties there. In Asheville and its surrounding towns in western North Carolina ...

ASHEVILLE - With the ... have an annual 1% chance of flooding. The 500-year floodplain indicates where properties have an annual .2% chance of flooding. Maps of the floodplains are developed ...

National Centers for Environmental Information’s Asheville office, says drawing accurate flood maps is inherently difficult because rainfall and flood records only go back so far. How ...

Buncombe homeowners hit hardest by flood damage ... risk is worse” than the maps currently show, Hornstein said. Data from FEMA show there are 1,032 structures in Asheville that are in a flood ...

The maps covering Asheville were last updated in 2010 ... they have become the way most Americans view their risk of flooding. “They really became the nations de facto flood risk communication ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has created a map showing which areas of ... Helene brought extreme flooding to the city of Asheville, in North Carolina, which is located in the bowl of a ...

THIS IS NORTH OF ASHEVILLE. YOU CAN SEE FLOODING FROM THE STORM WASHED OUT ... hit Western North Carolina nearly two weeks ago. Aerial view shows extensive damage to Highway 80 in Burnsville ...

Whether you are thinking about selling your home, buying a new property or staying put, getting a handle on your flood risk is essential, even if you don't live on the coast. Asheville ...