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The unemployment rate in hard-hit Buncombe County rose from 2.5% in September to 8.8% in October – a jump of more than 6%, according to data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
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Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in North Carolina last week compared with the week prior.
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.
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North Carolina's most devastating storm was named Hurricane Floyd. A Tropical Storm, Dennis, softened North Carolina by coming ashore 10 days earlier than Floyd, saturating the soil and filling the rivers. When Floyd made landfall near Wilmington in 1999, its seemingly endless rains had nowhere to go but into the streets, highways and houses.
A North Carolina flag llies in the mud in Clyde on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 after massive flooding damaged dozens of homes and businesses. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread ...
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