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The mitigation programs improves housing and buildings to help prevent damage following another hurricane in North Carolina. Other programs that also contribute to North Carolina housing after a hurricane are Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and US Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that provides community development block grants.
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
By a year after Floyd struck North Carolina, the state and federal government had provided $1.9 billion worth of assistance. The largest assistance program was $503 million in low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration, for 12,863 renters, homeowners, and business owners.
Reporter Bob Buckley from NewsNation affiliate WGHP says the impact of Helene in North Carolina could have a “massive” impact on the election. “Early voting is supposed to start in two weeks.
At 8:30 a.m., emergency management officials in Lumberton reported a flash flood, with 2 to 3 feet of water spilling out of Meadow Branch and into North Roberts Avenue, rendering the road impassable.
Does the 25% tax break for esports events actually do anything to drive economic development in the state?
While few of these tornadoes resulted in significant impact, two longer-lived, EF2 strength tornadoes in North Carolina caused at least $2 million in property damage in Sunset Beach and Emerald Isle. Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding , putting more than 100 sq mi (260 km 2 ) of land under more than 1 ft (0.30 m) of water.
The Carolina Abecedarian Project was a controlled experiment that was conducted in 1972 in North Carolina, United States, by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute to study the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children to enhance school readiness.