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(The Center Square) – Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was slammed by Hurricane Helene last fall.
Power and water have slowly begun to return to Western North Carolina two weeks after Tropical Storm Helene tore through the area Sept. 27, and many colleges across the region have been issuing ...
Western Carolina University “Due to widespread internet and cellular outages, as well as regional road closures, Western Carolina University is suspending classes through Friday, Oct. 4 for ...
In some places in Western North Carolina impacted by Helene, maps by First Street found roughly 10x the number of properties would have been in a 100-year flood zone category, if FEMA had been allowed to use more comprehensive and modern forecasting. Better maps could have resulted in more insurance coverage and flood prevention measures. [98]
Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee, North Carolina.It is part of the University of North Carolina system. [8]The fifth oldest institution of the sixteen four-year universities in the UNC system, WCU was founded to educate the people of the western North Carolina mountains. [9]
Everyone is safe at UNC Asheville, the university’s chancellor said, but parts of campus are inaccessible and the storm “significantly compromised university infrastructure.”
Soco Creek in Cherokee rages on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
NASA says Hurricane Helene began as a thunderstorm in the western Caribbean first observed on Sept. 23 around 1,500 miles from North Carolina. The National Hurricane Center tracked the entire path ...