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News

Flash Flooding Leads to Chapel Hill Evacuations

Jess Clark

Flash flooding led firefighters to evacuate residents of two Chapel Hill apartment complexes Wednesday afternoon.Beverly Eubanks and her young鈥�

The Walters Dam on the Pigeon River in Waterville.

Politics

North Carolina Avoids Dam Failure This Time Around

Rebecca Martinez

Fourteen dams failed in South Carolina as a result of heavy storms in the region. North Carolina escaped that fate this time around.Bridget Munger of the鈥�

Environment

Rainstorms Wipe Out Drought Conditions, Refill NC Reservoirs

Rebecca Martinez

Reservoirs are full and over-flowering after North Carolina received 15-inches of rain in the past week.State Climatologist Ryan Boyles says that's about鈥�

Governor Pat McCrory addressed a gaggle of local officials and media members on Tuesday in Brunswick County. He says the main focus now is determining how to best help farmers in the eastern region of the state effected by weekend storms.

Environment

Government Considers Options To Help Farmers After Flooding Damages Crops

Jeff Tiberii

Many farmers in eastern North Carolina continue to assess crop damage following weekend storms. Flooded fields are expected to result in depleted peanut,鈥�

A picture of a flooded New Jersey pumpkin patch.

Science & Technology

Heavy Rains Threaten NC Crops

Rebecca Martinez

The worst of the stormy weather has passed. But Brian Long of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the trouble is still鈥�

Environment

North Carolina Inundated By Storms

Rebecca Martinez

Several storms, including Hurricane Joaquin, have brought heavy rains, strong winds, and high tides to North Carolina. It's causing flooding, saturated鈥�

Route 12 on Hatteras Island was cut in five locations by Hurricane Irene.

Environment

Storm Surge Warnings To Join Hurricane Alerts In 2015

Phoebe Judge

The National Hurricane Center will be providing new warnings about storm surge starting next year. In the past, hurricane warnings have been issued based鈥�

An illustration of Hurricane Arthur's projected path.

Environment

OBX Residents, Visitors Flee Hurricane Arthur

Rebecca Martinez

Category one Hurricane Arthur has maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.Hatteras Island residents have begun a mandatory evacuation this morning,鈥�

A preliminary flood maps show gains and reductions in base flood elevation along the coast.

Environment

Have We Been Overestimating Flood Risk On The Outer Banks?

Eric Mennel

It would be easy to look at the newest round of floodplain maps and think that we've been wrong about the Outer Banks all this time.For the past decade,鈥�

Environment

Map Geeks Rejoice! NC's Flood Risk Map Is Here

Eric Mennel

This month, North Carolina launched FRIS, the Flood Risk Information System. It's the first system of its kind in the country to put all of the state's鈥�

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