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A satellite view shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024.
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
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 ...
A destroyed home near Fairview, N.C., in Buncombe County, on Monday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Less than 1% of residences in the county have flood insurance.
This made Floyd the costliest hurricane in North Carolina's history. It retained this status until 2018, when Hurricane Florence left $22 billion in damage in the state. [5] With 76 fatalities reported nationwide, Floyd was the deadliest hurricane in the United States since Hurricane Agnes in 1972; 52 of these fatalities occurred in North ...
The county is currently using 500-year flood maps to indicate areas ... Hurricane Helene will bring a 500-year flood to Western NC: officials. ... Breaking down why 50 isn't the new 30 — it's ...
It was the most damaging flood in the history of North Carolina. In New Jersey, the Raritan River and other rivers went over their banks, causing flooding in Bound Brook and New Brunswick, among other places. [105] In New Hampshire, the storm flooded Belknap, Cheshire, and Grafton counties. [32] Of the 57 deaths attributed to Floyd, 46 were due ...
In hard-hit North Carolina, days of unrelenting flooding have turned roads into waterways, left many without basic necessities and strained state resources. Here’s the latest: Here’s the latest: