Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday afternoon near Cayo Costa, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.

There's still a lot of uncertainty about the storm's path. Emergency management officials say residents in all parts of the state should sign up for weather alerts and prepare emergency supplies.

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.

The city of New Bern is getting ready to release a 5-year resilience and hazard mitigation plan. Officials started working on the plan shortly after Hurricane Florence devastated the coastal town in Sept. 2018.

Updated 2:46 p.m. | Sept. 12, 2018Durham and Wake County school officials have announced they will close schools Thursday instead of dismissing students…

North Carolinians have been clearing grocery shelves and stocking up on clean water in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. However the insurance industry…

It's Hurricane Preparedness week, and North Carolina public safety officials want residents to consider how vulnerable they'd be if a big storm hit their…