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The fires were burning in an area ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September. Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned ...
Flash flood warnings issued by the National Weather Service Thursday for counties in central North Carolina have expired.
A flood advisory was issued for a majority of Western North Carolina following a storm and predictions of heavy rain Thursday night. Buncombe, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Henderson County are all ...
The devastating wildfire forced the public safety department to announce a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina's Polk County while South Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency ...
Fighting growing wildfires in western North Carolina is hampered by debris ... GERARD ALBERT III, BYLINE: Polk County, a rural area about an hour south of Asheville, was struggling to recover ...
The three wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, are collectively covering more than 4,800 acres, the N.C. Forest Service says. N.C. Forest Service photo Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 ...
Here is the latest on the fires burning in Polk County, North Carolina. Monday morning update:Black Cove FireThe N.C. Forest Service estimates the fire is 2,076 acres and is 0% contained.Fire ...
A flood advisory was released by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Thursday at 2:57 p.m. in effect until 7 p.m. The advisory is for ...
Many homeowners had insurance and received FEMA aid, but it wasn't enough for many families to rebuild after Hurricane Helene.
Western North Carolina is again being targeted by hazardous rainfall that forecasters say is expected to lead to its “first noteworthy flood threat” since last September’s deadly Hurricane Helene.
Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...