Asheville follows Buncombe County’s trend ... according to the National Flood Insurance Program data. But FEMA’s flood zone maps are “notoriously understated” and “the flood risk ...

Climate change and property development increase the chances that flood maps underestimate the risk. The number of housing units alone in Buncombe County increased 14% from 2010 — when the most ...

Buncombe County is part of the National Flood Insurance ... and then would push for higher discounts after new floodplain maps were released. In Asheville, the 10% discount has collectively ...

Buncombe County, like most governments across the state, is using 2010 flood maps, Pennington said. Such maps don’t reflect the risk that residents face as more rain events occur thanks to ...

ASHEVILLE – A flood watch for flash flooding ... Service released a weather forecast map showing heavy rain and flash flooding possible for Buncombe County and most of WNC.

The flash flood watch is set to end at 8 a.m ... According to Duke Energy's outage map, 696 customers in Buncombe County, including 219 in Asheville, didn't have power as of 2 p.m. Aug. 17.

About 2,100 properties were in FEMA’s flood zone in Buncombe County compared to 19,500 identified as “at risk” by First Street. Helene’s impact highlights the need for updated maps that ...

In Buncombe County, N.C., where an entire town disappeared ... But experts say the flood maps used by the national program are outdated, leaving many areas that should have flood insurance without ...

SWANNANOA, N.C. (WLOS) — Search teams with Urban Search and Rescue and the National Guard are in Buncombe County – specifically Swannanoa – looking for flood victims or victims in mudslide ...