In western North Carolina, the gaps in FEMA’s flood zones are even more pronounced. About 2,100 properties were in FEMA’s flood zone in Buncombe County compared to 19,500 identified as “at ...

Scientists consider that zone, which amounts to a 1 ... Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA ...

On Sunday at 6:37 a.m. the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a flood advisory. The advisory is for Haywood, Jackson and ...

While many coastal counties have larger shares of residences with flood insurance, coverage in inland counties is rare. Less ...

FEMA’s revised flood zone maps now have them in a flood zone, when they weren’t previously considered at-risk. “We’re getting phone calls here as commissioners and people are letting us ...

Some lenders require it for homes in high-risk zones ... a research associate at NC State’s Center for Geospatial Analytics, faults FEMA’s existing flood maps that show where people are ...