NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- The ABC11 First Alert Weather Team takes a detailed look into the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season, including the lasting impact of Hurricane Helene on Western North Carolina.

Many homeowners had insurance and received FEMA aid, but it wasn't enough for many families to rebuild after Hurricane Helene.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A flood advisory was issued for a majority of Western North Carolina following a storm and predictions of heavy rain Thursday night. Related video: Thunderstorms ...

CHARLOTTE — A bill that would raise taxes on utility-scale solar facilities in North Carolina by 500% is moving through ... scale solar projects over four years, ultimately eliminating the ...

This study identifies and extracts socioeconomic and demographic variables that indicate flood injustice for SLCO and 14 cities within the county. We develop maps that overlay the 500-year floodplains ...

Can a '500-year flood' happen twice in one lifetime ... a Florida coastal city or in places like landlocked Ashville, North Carolina, where torrential rains from Hurricane Helene caused widespread ...

At the time it was considered the second 500-year flood within a 15-year window ... city or in places like landlocked Ashville, North Carolina, where torrential rains from Hurricane Helene ...

Joe L. Hughes II / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The 2024-25 North Carolina high school basketball season is complete. Now, it’s time to vote on who you think is Player of the Year.

“They had an outstanding year, but unfortunately knowing Tucker DeVries was hurt, player availability is something that we talk about quite a bit,” the North Carolina athletic director sai ...

It can happen anywhere at any time, whether you live in a Florida coastal city or in places like landlocked Ashville, North Carolina ... considered the second 500-year flood within a 15-year ...

“In Western North Carolina, those storms caused 11 deaths and more than $200 million in total damages. Each of the two storms — which occurred ten days apart — met criteria for 500-year flood events ...

Towering up from the forest bed are cypress and loblolly pine trees, some of the oldest in southeastern North ... with a 100-year floodplain overlay provided by Dr. Roger Shew, who said the Wilmington ...