Flooding

This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still likely to be busier than normal, government forecasters and others say.

North Carolina is home to more than 6,000 dams and most are classified as low hazard. But some 194 of them are classified as high hazard and in poor or unsatisfactory condition.

Findings show high probability of flood damage for more than 1 million square miles of land across the United States, far greater than flood risk zones identified in flood maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

In North Carolina, heavy rain and powerful wind gusts from a winter storm system have led to power outages, school closures, and delayed openings for COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites.

Major changes in the National Flood Insurance Program take effect on Friday. A new method of gauging risk is supposed to make rates more equitable, reduce big subsidies and incorporate new risks from climate change. Rates could rise sharply for Carolinas' coastal property owners, while policyholders elsewhere will actually see bills go down.

President Joe Biden has formally given a federal disaster declaration to three counties in Western North Carolina that were devastated by the remnants...

Gov. Roy Cooper asked President Joe Biden on Friday to issue a federal disaster declaration for North Carolina after last week's major flooding and landslides in the mountains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred.

Five individuals have been confirmed dead in Haywood County following flooding from Tropical Storm Fred.

Authorities combing areas of North Carolina flooded by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred said Thursday that two people have been found dead and about 20 were unaccounted for.

Haywood County was ravaged last night by heavy rains and wind from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred. At least were 30 people unaccounted for on...