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Top image: Cooleemee Falls along the South Yadkin River on July 26, 2026
(Photo by River Park at Cooleemee Falls)

A photo of the Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet

August 27, 2026

Fifteen Years Later, Irene Remains a Bridge to Roadway Resilience

With an active hurricane season in full swing in 2011, a storm-free stretch along the North Carolina coastline abruptly ended amid the winds and waves of Hurricane Irene. In some ways, the fifteen years since Irene feels like a lifetime given the spate of recent storms we’ve faced elsewhere, including inland flooding from the likes…

A photo of the Pigeon River rushing past a home during Tropical Storm Fred

August 17, 2026

For Haywood County, Five Years of Heartache Started With Fred

Folks in western North Carolina could be forgiven if time has become a blur. After all, they’ve endured a lifetime of pain and problems in the past five years. Perhaps nowhere has endured more devastating events in that time than Haywood County, a vibrant corner of the state dotted with mile-high mountains, winding rivers, and…

A photo of a bee flying above a sunflower at Dix Park in Raleigh

August 03, 2026

Holiday Heat Gave Way to Wet Weather in July

After hundred-degree temperatures early on, July ended with soaking rainfall that has improved, but not eliminated, drought conditions across the state. A Warm Month With a Sizzling Start Despite a late-month cooldown, our early heat waves cemented this as an overall warm July in North Carolina. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) reports a…

A photo of a roaring waterfall at Cooleemee Falls

July 27, 2026

Rapid Reaction: Heavy Rains Return, Promising Drought Relief

Our wettest rain event in more than a year soaked the state from north to south last week, quenching some drought-affected areas and potentially serving as a sign of things to come later this year. A frontal boundary from the north slowly sagged southward across the state from last Wednesday afternoon through Saturday night. At…

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Fifteen Years Later, Irene Remains a Bridge to Roadway Resilience

For Haywood County, Five Years of Heartache Started With Fred

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Rapid Reaction: Heavy Rains Return, Promising Drought Relief

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