RALEIGH – The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council expanded the moderate drought classification to include 70 counties in the latest advisory released Thursday.

AND SO WITH THE DRY, BREEZY CONDITIONS, OUR FIRE DANGER TODAY ONCE AGAIN VERY, VERY HIGH. NOT ONLY HAVE THE WINDS PICKED UP, ...

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Louisiana is the most likely place to find flood insurance, with 21% of its housing covered, followed by Florida, with 18%, Hawaii, with 11%, South Carolina, with 8%, and Delaware, with 6%.

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