Researchers documented 65 days of flooding in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, during a single year. Above, Canal Drive is inundated during high tide. (Ray Whitehouse for The Washington Post) ...

I've spent almost a week stranded in Asheville, North Carolina, after the historic flooding from Hurricane Helene. My community is fighting to survive this – together.

As of 11 a.m. ET, the system had moved approximately 80 miles west of Wilmington, North Carolina, packing sustained winds near 35 miles per hour as it drifted north at 9 mph, according to the ...

North Carolina has been approved for a Federal Major Disaster Declaration.© Melissa Sue Gerrits, Getty Images Live updates: Hurricane Helene brings flooding, canceled flights to Sarasota and Manatee ...

Much of eastern North Carolina saw 15 to 20 inches of rain during September, which is 200% to 300% above normal. The rainfall left the ground saturated and river levels also well above normal.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing ...

Topline North Carolina residents are under flash flood and coastal flooding warnings Thursday morning as Tropical Storm Idalia continues up the East Coast after killing three and destroying as ...

Lumberton, North Carolina, sits 80 miles inland but it was still inundated with flood water from 2016's Hurricane Matthew and 2018's Hurricane Florence.

The increased water vapor storage fueled the heavy precipitation experienced along Helene's track. A dock sits on the French Broad River in Asheville, North Carolina, July 15 2020.

The flooding stemmed from heavy rain – parts of western North Carolina received more than 10 inches from Sunday through Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Helene had become "One of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina." Over 100 years ago, the "Great Flood" of 1916 crested at 21 feet, a ...