RALEIGH - North Carolina has activated portions of its emergency response team and pre-positioned rescue assets as Isaias threatens flooding, gusty winds and severe weather across the state.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper requested a major disaster declaration to help defray some of the costs for communities impacted by Hurricane Isaias. Read the request here . “Unfortunately, North Carolinians are tested frequently by extreme weather and hurricanes,” said Gov
RALEIGH — The United States Department of Agriculture approved North Carolina’s waiver request to issue automatic replacement benefits to people who receive Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) in 11 North Carolina counties impacted by Hurricane Isaias.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Gov. Roy Cooper today signed and submitted a request to the U.S. Small Business Administration to grant a disaster declaration for Bertie and surrounding counties to provide low-interest disaster loans to residents and businesses who suffered losses from a tornado that struck as Hur
RALEIGH -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set up the first in a series of Disaster Readiness Centers with the goal of making sure North Carolinians are ready for storms and other natural disasters. Commissioner Causey will be in Wilmington on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to suppor
MOREHEAD CITY – Coastal property owners in Brunswick and New Hanover Counties who need to replace docks, piers, bulkheads or similar structures damaged by Hurricane Isaias along sounds, rivers and creeks may be authorized to do so more quickly through an emergency general permit offered by the N.C.
Hurricane Isaias made landfall at Ocean Isle Beach Monday night, bringing storm surge, high winds, heavy rains and tornadoes as it moved through North Carolina. “Isaias hit North Carolina head on,” said Gov. Roy Cooper. “Sadly, we have two deaths attributed to the storm and our thoughts are w
RALEIGH, N.C. – State transportation crews, particularly east of Interstate 95, spent Tuesday clearing trees felled by Hurricane Isaias and erected “road closed” or “high water” signs and barricades where floodwaters topped roads. The category 1 storm, which came ashore in Brunswick County,
Tropical Storm Isaias was upgraded to a category one hurricane with 80 mph sustained winds overnight before weakening slightly this morning. Coastal North Carolina remains squarely within the forecast cone. At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Isaias was located by an Air
