A majority of North Carolina homeowners didn't have flood insurance. Then Helene hit.
Hurricane Helene's heavy rains devastated western North Carolina, and few properties had flood insurance.
Areas hardest hit by Helene flooding in NC are the least likely to have flood insurance
Less than 1% of households in the state’s hardest-hit inland counties are protected by the National Flood Insurance Program.
Asheville flooding map: See where rainfall hit, leading to deadly floods in Western North Carolina
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding.
Hurricane Helene exposes FEMA assistance gap in Appalachian areas
The mismatch between coverage and exposure is especially stark in Appalachia, where rainfall – not ocean waves – poses the ...
Map: Less than 1% of residences covered by flood insurance in hard-hit North Carolina
The counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene were also those with the lowest levels of flood insurance protection.
In Western NC, a lack of flood insurance deepens the damage | Opinion
Lack of flood insurance is a problem even where floods are common. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey told me that when ...
Power outage map update: See which areas of North Carolina still have no power
Residents across Western North Carolina struggle to restore electricity days after Tropical Storm Helene swept through.
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Satellite shows before-and-after flooding in North Carolina after Helene
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) – As Helene moved through North Carolina, it left devastation ... Roads disappear under deep flooding. Low-lying areas of green grass were turned into brown pools.
Helene Brings Flood Insurance Crisis as Majority of Properties Not Covered
As Hurricane Helene barreled across the Eastern Seaboard and inland this week, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake, ...
North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must Leave Immediately
A North Carolina dam failure is imminent after water levels at the Broad River rose 10 feet in a few hours from Hurricane ...
North Carolina counties under flood watch; tornado watch in effect for some counties
A tornado watch is also in effect until 8 a.m. Friday for a few North Carolina counties south of Raleigh. These include Sampson, Cumberland and Hoke counties in CBS 17’s viewership area. Earlier ...
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Flooding swamps Asheville area as North Carolina mountains brace for Helene's life-threatening rainfall
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Cities in western North ... Carolina, said in a post on X on Thursday. "Record flooding is forecasted and has been compared to the floods of 1916 in the Asheville area." ...