…homeowners recovering from Hurricane Matthew. The office has been working to streamline the process of getting help to Matthew survivors and is working with HUD in planning the HUD-funded relief program for Hurricane Florence survivors. North Carolina has been awarded $236 million in HUD block grants for Hurricane Matthew recovery…
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State Prioritizes Resiliency, Mitigation in 2019
…fall of 2016’s Hurricane Matthew continued to pull down local economies throughout eastern North Carolina and challenged state, local and federal recovery officials to retool their approach to hurricane recovery. The 2018 election also had a big effect on what happened this year. The vote reset the power balance in…
Flooded Again: Long-Term Fixes Needed
…happened to properties in eight North Carolina communities, said the impact of Hurricane Florence as the state is still recovering from Hurricane Matthew is evidence of the need for a long-term strategy for buyouts and housing for eastern North Carolina. The report, funded by a grant from the North Carolina…
Golden LEAF Announces Storm Assistance
…of the boiler and other electrical components from the courthouse basement, which was flooded during Hurricane Florence. $34,727.97 to Swansboro for the the replacement of a backup generator at the public safety building. The existing generator failed during Hurricane Florence. Hurricane Matthew: An increase in funding to an existing award…
Study: New Normal Demands New Approach
…of what a newly released Zurich North America study calls the “new normal” of hurricanes, storms that researchers say require bucking current storm preparedness methods, taking a holistic approach to addressing risks and changing the terminology we use to communicate possible post-storm consequences. Florence and the 2016 Hurricane Matthew, researchers…
Matthew Exits, Record Flooding Continues
…Raleigh, Gov. Pat McCrory stressed on Sunday that the disaster isn’t over and warned of severe flooding ahead. “Hurricane Matthew is off the map, but it is still with us and it’s still deadly,” McCrory said. In addition to the statewide death toll from Matthew at eight, as of Sunday,…
Florence’s Financial Toll Clearer Two Years On
…application period will remain open at least through the end of the year. Homeowners who sustained damages due to Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Matthew, or both storms can apply online for the ReBuild NC Homeowner Recovery Program or call 833-ASK-RBNC for more information. As of Sept. 11, local governments impacted by…
New research detects hurricane history hidden in tree rings
…Slower-moving hurricanes and the resulting extreme rainfall stress city drainage systems, causing flash floods. Both hurricanes Matthew and Irene hit the town of Nags Head hard. Hurricane Matthew delivered 12 inches of water in four and a half hours in the north end of town. Hurricane Matthew flooded about 50%…
2018 Dominated by GenX, Florence, Election
…island’s beaches, including almost the entire berm at Surf City. Derelict vessels removed from waters around Beaufort after Hurricane Florence are stored at Portside Marina in Morehead City. Photo: Town of Beaufort November Citing the impacts of hurricanes Matthew and Florence, Cooper announced a stronger emphasis on climate change, ordering…
Improving NC’s Floodplain Buyout Program
…state that were still in the process of recovering from Hurricane Matthew, which struck in October 2016. Many of the homes that flooded from Florence had also flooded from Matthew and some of these same homes had even flooded before during Hurricanes Fran and Floyd in the late 1990s. To reduce…
Hyde Seeks FEMA Grants to Raise 114 Homes
…Then Hurricane Matthew came through in 2016, but Ocracoke felt the impact instead of the mainland. Although 12 applications for mitigation were submitted to FEMA, he said, the agency never got around to telling the county if it was even eligible. Next, in 2018 there was Hurricane Florence, which bypassed…
Officials Eye Water Quality As Floods Recede
…of Hurricane Matthew from the air than from the water. Kemp Burdette Riverkeepers and environmental advocates took to the skies shortly after Matthew cleared the coast, keeping an eye on hog waste lagoons and other potential sources of significant contamination. In an interview Tuesday, Burdette said that although he hasn’t…