Volunteers Bring Solar Power to Hurricane Helene Disaster Zone October 15, 2024 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the constant...
Historic Rainfall Inflicts Chaotic Floods Across Four Continents September 19, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan Severe rains bucketed down on central Europe, Africa, Shanghai and the US Carolinas this week, underscoring the extreme ways in...
North Carolina Flooding Claims Five Victims August 24, 2021 Officials have found a fifth person dead after flooding in western North Carolina. Haywood County Emergency Services announced in a...
Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in North Carolina, 3 Deaths June 11, 2019 A chunk of North Carolina’s mountains and foothills are facing flash flooding that’s being blamed for three deaths. The National...
Winter Storm Leaves Mess Behind in Southeast, More Snow Expected December 10, 2018 A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday – causing...
Trump Approves Just $6M of North Carolina’s $929M Matthew Aid Request May 12, 2017 By Tom Foreman Jr. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wrote the Trump administration and congressional leaders on Wednesday to express disappointment over the failure...
North Carolina Gov Seeking $1B in Federal Aid for Matthew Recovery November 16, 2016 By Gary D. Robertson North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory wants Congress to approve a little more than $1 billion in federal aid to help...
North Carolina Gov Wants Special Session on Hurricane Matthew Relief November 3, 2016 By Gary D. Robertson North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday he expects to call lawmakers to a special session next month on Hurricane...
S&P: Few North Carolina Residents Hit Hardest by Matthew Have Flood Insurance October 25, 2016 With historic flood levels in North Carolina receding in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, preliminary estimates show that only a...
Tropical Storm Julia Leaves Wet Mess Behind in North Carolina September 27, 2016 Damage from flooding in eastern North Carolina approached the level of destruction left behind by Hurricane Irene in 2011, Gov....