That “Special Flood Hazard Area” designation ... Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA flood ...

Outdated FEMA flood maps labeled thousands of North Carolina homes as “low risk,” leaving residents blindsided when Hurricane Helene flooded their communities. One survivor’s story reveals ...

Duke Ph.D. student Aljouhra AlHargan pointed to a simulated map of homes and businesses that could get flooded if a storm dumped more than a foot of rain on the tiny flood-prone town of Creswell, in ...