As insurance costs have increased, representatives from the N.C. Department of Insurance and statewide flood organizations ...

North Carolina's interactive Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network (FIMAN) map uses more than 500 gauges to show what rivers are close to moderate and major flood stage. There are several ...

Outdated FEMA flood maps labeled thousands of North Carolina homes as “low risk,” leaving residents blindsided when Hurricane Helene flooded their communities.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

Debris littered throughout Swannanoa, N.C., in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Federal Emergency Management Agency did not designate this neighborhood a flood hazard zone. (Jabin Botsford ...

Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina and the Asheville area ... More than 30 have died. This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined ...

While many coastal counties have larger shares of residences with flood insurance, coverage in inland counties is rare. Less than 1% of the North Carolina counties hardest hit by Helene were ...

Georgina Sanchez, a research associate at NC State’s Center for Geospatial Analytics, faults FEMA’s existing flood maps that show where people are required to buy flood insurance. She said ...

Apple Maps In North Carolina, floodwaters threatened dams ... About 390 roads are still closed because of flooding impacts, downed trees, landslides and other catastrophic damage from the storm ...

Helene caused severe flooding across the southeastern portion of the U.S., but North Carolina was hit particularly hard. More than 30 inches of rain was recorded in some areas, USA TODAY reported.

The North Carolina State Climate Office blog said ... more aware when they are buying in flood-prone areas by updating flood maps. “Unfortunately, efforts to modernize these maps have been ...