Flooding

The remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal caused flooding across Central North Carolina, causing rivers like the Eno and Haw to reach record flood levels.

Carrboro's damage estimates from Chantal have reached about $19 million, a significant chunk in the climbing cost of the storm in Orange County.

New research funded by the UNC Collaboratory revealed that 90,000 buildings have experienced flooding over 24 years, some repetitively.

While survivors repair their homes and businesses, this week’s deadly flooding from Chantal raises larger questions about how North Carolina communities get ready for the next major storm.

Two sites run by Schoolhouse of Wonder will be closed indefinitely as damage assessments continue in Eno River State Park and West Point on the Eno after flooding in Orange and Durham counties.

Three counties have declared a state of emergency after flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal led to damaged roads, businesses and homes, as well as two deaths.

Heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes in central North Carolina, officials said Monday.

Scientists have increasingly used tide levels to predict flooding on the coast. But two North Carolina professors showed that land-based factors, like rain, groundwater, and local infrastructure, are more often the driving force.

Warren Wilson college is located in one of the areas Hurricane Helene hit hardest earlier this year. President Damián Fernández talks about ongoing repairs, losses, and lessons learned in an interview with WUNC.

Hurricane Helene’s flood waters may have contaminated drinking water across western North Carolina. Residents with overtopped wells must boil and test the water before concluding it’s safe.