As residential development rapidly consumes farmland, Pender County faces a critical question about the future it’s building ...

Western North Carolina ... deaths of more than 100 people. This storm is not anticipated to be anywhere near the magnitude of Helene, but “it is the first noteworthy flooding threat in the ...

Rebuilding in a floodplain after a “historic flood event” would become easier under a proposal moving through the North Carolina ... in any given year, also known as a 100-year flood.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina ... whether 500- and 100-year flood plains could shift and ...

When flooding is severe, you'll sometimes hear the phrase "100 ... North Carolina, where torrential rains from Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation in September. In the past 10 years ...

Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash rains so unusual they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods. Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme ...

A "100-year flood" means a 1% chance of that level of flooding happening each year. Houston saw three 500-year flood events within three years from 2015 to 2017, including Hurricane Harvey.

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An alligator snapping turtle named Maximus who was more than 100 years old died recently, according to a Facebook post by the North Carolina Zoo. The post does not ...

The package also lays the groundwork to assist farmers who suffered agricultural losses last year - not ... previous storms. North Carolina state officials reported over 100 deaths from Helene ...

After a slow start, the North Carolina ... Burgaw, N.C.. Hand’s home was inundated with flood waters during Hurricane Florence and she and her family had yet to move back in almost two years ...