And you know, when we had the tragic Hurricane Helene, and it hit, in particular, it hit North Carolina. In North Carolina, they were really devastated by the water. This was a big water, as big as we've ever seen, water hurricane. It built lakes out of... lakes out of nothing....
From there it will move eastwards across the north of the state, just north of Jacksonville, before it reaches the border with Georgia at around 6pm. Beyond Florida it will move along the Gulf of Mexico coastline to Georgia, South and then North Carolina on Wednesday and Thur...
Buncombe County, N.C., which includes Asheville, was hit the hardest. At least 40 people have died and many remain without running water, electricity, internet or phone service. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday that over 1,100 people are in shelters and 57,000 people have alread...
The East Coast of the United Statesis bracingfor the wrath of Florence. The Category 4 hurricane is expected to hit land on Thursday, and will likely wreak havoc on at least the coast of North Carolina. Aninteractive mapfrom Esri plots Florence’s current and forecasted storm track along th...
Hurricane Helene was one of the deadliest storms to ever hit the U.S. mainland when it made landfall more than a month ago, with the storm devastating communities hundreds of miles inland. In North Carolina alone, the damages are historic, costing an estimated $53 billion. Recovery is ...
Category 2 Hurricane Isabel and its 100 mph raging winds hit land between North Carolina's Cape Lookout and Ocracoke Island on Sept. 18, 2003. Some 700,000 inhabitants lost power, and one out of every two or three trees was ripped from the ground. The coasts of North Carolina, Virginia,...
Nassau resident Andy Gill stocked up on food and other supplies. He plans to ride out the hurricane at home. “My stomach tells me that this one might be bad, but we live in hope and we trust that everything works out for us,” he said. ...
North Carolina Polls close 7:30 p.m. Eastern Timing of results According to the state Board of Elections, early votes and absentee ballots received before Election Day (which account for a majority of the vote in North Carolina) will be reported first, between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Eastern...
Hurricane Helene crashed ashore late Thursday night in the Florida Panhandle as one of the strongest hurricane landfalls in American history. Helene hit with sustained winds of up to 140 mph just south of Tallahassee.It was the first timesuch a strong hurricane made landfall in the...
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lean into her personal biography and the story behind why she decided to become a prosecutor in her acceptance speech, according to excerpts of released by her campaign. On her bio, Harris will say: —“My mother was 19 when she crossed the world alone...