On February 15 and 16, 2025, homes in McDowell County were destroyed, cars washed away, and we have now learned that some ...

Emergency officials in Pineville said their communities had high water, but it was nothing like the floods of 2001 and 2002 .

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey says local and state authorities are still working to make contact with residents in the remote areas of the county’s that were flooded last weekend.

Three flood-related deaths were confirmed Tuesday during emergency briefings conducted by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the McDowell County Commission. Morrisey conducted a media briefing Tuesday morning ...

The West Virginia State Police shared details Wednesday into three fatalities which occurred Sunday after a truck was washed into a McDowell County river during the major flood which was covering the ...

McDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - All McDowell County residents are asking for is help following the floods that devastated ...

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies, Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies and West Virginia State Police troopers joined forces with ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — We have an update on a McDowell County wildfire burning since last week. The U.S. Forest Service said the North Fork fire remains at 644 acres with 80% containment.

North Carolina’s McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...

In the map below, you can see active incidents in the area marked as red, with active incidents in McDowell County. The full data is available at the North Carolina Forest Service website.