During Hurricane Helene, Lillian Govus was thrown into a role that she never thought she’d have. A year later, she talks about the trauma she saw, and the trauma she endured.

Hurricane Fran came inland on Sept. 5, 1996.

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This image from Hurricane Hazel was taken by a legendary photographer and never seems to go away. So who's the guy in the foreground? Only the guy who made it possible to watch the first moon landing!

By Mark Essig A black globe thermometer (center) and a humidity and temperature probe (left) at the NC State Climate Office’s ECONet station at Jockeys Ridge State Park. Photo courtesy of the North…

Many trails are blocked by debris, and a notable park bridge sustained significant damage.

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Hurricane Helene wiped out several major rail lines in Western N.C. Now most trains are back up and running. We looked at the rebuilding.

As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...

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An entire generation grew up being told that they were surrounded by spots where they might slowly sink to their doom. But is quicksand a real problem? It is in one place, thanks to dredging.

A detailed review of the destructive tornado that hit Greensboro, North Carolina, on April 15, 2018.

Thirty tornadoes occurred across N.C. on April 16, 2011.

At least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina.