BeLoved Asheville is helping rebuild homes in Western North Carolina after Helene. Among them is a home in Swannanoa's ...

Asheville city staff have indicated that old ordinances regarding floodplain development may put the city 'out of compliance' from the National Flood Insurance Program.

While no one can predict the weather with 100 percent certainty, here’s a reliable forecast: As the climate warms, Asheville and western North Carolina will endure more frequent and intense rain ...

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Over a century ago, North Carolina was shaken by a catastrophic flood which came to be known as the "Great Flood of 1916" What to know.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. − Asheville's "Great Flood," of 1916 brought inconceivable devastation to the small mountain town in western North Carolina. What has been described as, "the worst natural ...

But in Buncombe County, WNC's urban center, data indicates few were enrolled in federal flood insurance. In 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau data reflected there were 137,123 households in Buncombe ...