/tags/hurricane-floyd Hurricane Floyd en-US Copyright Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:20:12 GMT /news/2022-04-28/historic-black-town-north-carolina-hurricane-disaster-princeville-ap Princeville, which stakes its claim as the first in the U.S. founded by Black Americans nearly 140 years ago, has flooded many times. Two hurricanes 17 years apart created catastrophic flooding in the town, which was built on swampy, low-lying land. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:20:12 GMT /news/2022-04-28/historic-black-town-north-carolina-hurricane-disaster-princeville-ap Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville When Hurricane Matthew flooded his hometown in 2016, Mayor Bobbie Jones understood the magnitude of the decisions ahead. As the National Guard drained the… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:08:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /politics/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville When Hurricane Matthew flooded his hometown in 2016, Mayor Bobbie Jones understood the magnitude of the decisions ahead. As the National Guard drained the… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:08:35 GMT /politics/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /news/2018-09-12/former-nc-governor-jim-hunts-advice-on-hurricanes Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt served four terms as the state's top executive and oversaw the response during some of the worst hurricanes and… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:50:42 GMT /news/2018-09-12/former-nc-governor-jim-hunts-advice-on-hurricanes Jeff Tiberii /environment/2018-05-16/get-ready-hurricane-season-is-2-weeks-away 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… Wed, 16 May 2018 17:59:23 GMT /environment/2018-05-16/get-ready-hurricane-season-is-2-weeks-away Rebecca Martinez /environment/2016-10-09/matthews-not-done-yet-historic-river-flooding-on-its-way Record amounts of rainfall from Hurricane Matthew inundated roads and homes across the state over the weekend. It brought down trees, knocked out power to… Mon, 10 Oct 2016 01:35:42 GMT /environment/2016-10-09/matthews-not-done-yet-historic-river-flooding-on-its-way Dave DeWitt /environment/2015-10-09/rainstorms-wipe-out-drought-conditions-refill-nc-reservoirs 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… Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:57:56 GMT /environment/2015-10-09/rainstorms-wipe-out-drought-conditions-refill-nc-reservoirs Rebecca Martinez