In western North Carolina, the gaps in FEMA’s flood zones are even more pronounced. About 2,100 properties were in FEMA’s flood zone in Buncombe County compared to 19,500 identified as “at ...
Scientists consider that zone, which amounts to a 1 ... Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA ...
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 ...
Floodwaters swept across parts of Western North Carolina as rain soaked the region ... “Life-threatening flash flooding” from storms led to water rescues and swollen streams, according to ...
FEMA and North Carolina offer financial aid for Hurricane Helene flood victims through HMGP for home buy-outs or elevation ...