One of the best ways homeowners can prepare for floods is by purchasing flood insurance, Charlotte ... in FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center to see if you are in a high risk zone.

At 8:28 p.m. on Friday, the NWS Raleigh NC released a flood advisory in effect until 10:30 p.m. for Forsyth and Guilford ...

About 2,100 properties were in FEMA’s flood zone in Buncombe County compared to 19,500 identified as “at risk” by First Street. Helene’s impact highlights the need for updated maps that ...

How the maps are drawn determine if mortgage holders are required to have flood insurance or not. “We worked on a condo in Collier County that was inaccurately depicted in a VE zone and we ...

Starting this month, anyone buying a flood insurance policy will see a shift in prices due to a set of changes the Federal Emergency Management Agency has called Risk Rating 2.0. “The way that ...

Want to know if you're at risk for flooding? North Carolina's Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network (FIMAN) map shows flooding forecasts from more than 500 gauges across the state so people ...

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County ... the Catawba River is ranked as one of the highest zones for flood risks, according to FEMA flood-zone maps. Duke Energy released a huge amount of water ...

They won't help a property buyer know if he's buying a great piece of land that's going to quickly appreciate or a lemon, but new rules adopted by the N.C. Real Estate Commission should help ...

Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte ... associate at NC State’s Center for Geospatial Analytics, faults FEMA’s existing flood maps that show where people ...

Some lots are located within a flood zone and units will need to meet additional ... The town denied a similar request from STL NC, LLC owned by Sally Sturdevant in April 2024.

County buys 2 homes damaged by Hurricane Helene in Charlotte The area next to the Catawba River is ranked as one of the highest zones for flood risks, according to FEMA flood-zone maps.