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Study: 43% of N.C. Buildings Are Outside Federal Flood Zones
Over 38,000 buildings that flooded in North Carolina between 1996 and 2020 were located in areas not identified as high risk ...
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Thousands of NC buildings flooded outside official risk zones, UNC study reveals
A UNC study finds 43% of flooded buildings in North Carolina were outside FEMA flood zones, revealing potential hidden risks ...
Is flash flooding getting worse? Summer's soaking start may hold the answer
An exclusive AccuWeather analysis confirms that 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most flood-impacted summers on record in ...
UNC study: 43% of flooded NC buildings were outside FEMA’s hazard zones
A peer‑reviewed study of 78 floods finds 43% of North Carolina buildings that took on water over the past two decades sit outside FEMA’s hazard zones, exposing insurance gaps and urging better risk ...
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A modernized database may be saved from budget cuts after public outcry and deadly Texas flooding
A next-gen federal database designed to predict extreme rainfall and dangerous flooding may be safe from federal budget cuts ...