Tag: Flooding
More than 170 structures in Pender County added to flood zone
If you live within the Black River basin, you might want to contact your insurance company to make sure you have flood insurance.
Battleship North Carolina closes due to tidal flooding
The Battleship North Carolina will be closed Tuesday afternoon due to tidal flooding.
Driver fired after video recorded of bus plowing through flooded roads
School bus driver fired after video shows him drive through deeply flooded roads.
Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian’s damage
As the sky cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday, residents of North Carolina's Outer Banks began to assess the damage wrought by Hurricane Dorian.
US 17 near Shallotte impassable due to flooding
SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY) -- According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation US 17 at mile marker 17 near Shallotte is impassable due to...
Leland to host open house on flood risks
The Town of Leland says staff from its Department of Planning and Inspections will host an open house next week for property owners to learn more about flooding risks and flood insurance.
New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down
Even as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Mississippi River's levees held up when those in other parts of the city did not.
Tropical Storm Barry forms in Gulf, could become hurricane
Tropical Storm Barry formed off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday and threatened to blow ashore as a hurricane with drenching rains that could test the flood-control improvements made in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina 14 years ago.
‘A floodier future’: Scientists say records will be broken
The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a "floodier" future.