Hurricanes - Storms

N.C. farmers get access to more help after Irene

lauren.king — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:47:26 -0500

RALEIGH, N.C.

North Carolina farmers hurt by Hurricane Irene last August and by tornadoes in April can now get more help from the federal government with more loan options and payments to recover from crop losses.

State officials announced that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared 35 eastern counties disaster areas from the pair of storms.

Va. gets funds to fix storm-damaged roads, bridges

Cindy.Clayton — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:27:46 -0500

RICHMOND Virginia is getting more than $19 million in federal funding to repair roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Louisiana helping Virginia with Irene recovery

Cindy.Clayton — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:46:41 -0500

BATON ROUGE, La. Louisiana's emergency response office is sending four employees to Virginia to assist the state with recovery efforts from Hurricane Irene.

VDOT finishes Irene debris removal in 7 counties

Cindy.Clayton — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:10:49 -0500

Crews have finished removing debris left by Hurricane Irene on all state primary and secondary roads in several counties, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The removal efforts began on Sept. 8 and were completed on Dec. 7 in Greensville, James City, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and York counties, a VDOT news release says.

FEMA extends deadline in N.C. for Irene flood claims

Tom.Justice — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:20:48 -0500

People in North Carolina looking to file flood insurance claims related to Hurricane Irene now have more time to do so. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it is extending the deadline to Jan. 23. The extension is being granted in North Carolina and 14 other states because people have reported problems filing the claims, known as a proof of loss.

More than $64M goes to Hurricane Irene aid in N.C.

lauren.king — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:38:03 -0500

RALEIGH, N.C.

More than $64 million has been approved for disaster aid in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday more than 34,000 people in the state have sought help or information on disaster assistance since the Category 1 hurricane.

Hampton Roads residents wrestle with holding back waters

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

By Toni Guagenti IT WAS MORE THAN just deja vu for Brian and Chalice Bell when Hurricane Irene hit in August. They'd definitely lived through the rising water, the damaging winds and the uncertainty of just how much their two-story Inland Colony home in Chesapeake could take during the nor'easter of November 2009. Except when Irene hit, they were more prepared.

Is there a solution to residential flooding?

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

By Toni Guagenti
Ron Helton had answers when it came to flood-proofing Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
But Helton, a senior project manager for a large architectural firm at the time, didn't have answers when asked at a conference in Norfolk a year or so later how to flood-proof homes.

Center in Manteo, N.C., to help with disaster loans

Kathy.Adams — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:31:33 -0500

MANTEO, N.C.

Starting Thursday, the disaster recovery center in Manteo will become a disaster loan outreach center.

N.C. officials want flood insurance claims inspectors to return

lauren.king — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:16:55 -0400

By Gary D. Robertson

RALEIGH, N.C.

Two North Carolina state officials want flood insurance claims adjusters to return to areas pummeled by Hurricane Irene to ensure that home and business inspections are performed adequately so damage claims can be resolved as winter approaches.