Press Releases

The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking public comments on a proposed amendment to plans for administering HUD Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds in areas of Haywood County impacted by Tropical Storm Fred and Hurricane Helene.

The operation will run daily from 6:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 and runs in conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week. The Patrol expects Operation Stop Arm will raise awareness while reducing school bus incidents involving children.

Luego de los devastadores efectos de la Tormenta Tropical Helene, en comunidades del oeste de NC operativos de búsqueda y rescate siguen en marcha; los suministros requeridos están llegando vía aérea. Luego de lluvias torrenciales por Helene, más de 200 personas en NC han sido rescatadas de inundaciones.

Search and rescue operations remain underway in communities across Western North Carolina and supplies are being brought into the region by air following devastating impacts from Tropical Storm Helene. More than 200 people have been rescued from flood waters in North Carolina following Helene’s torrential rains.

Gob. Roy Cooper solicitó al gobierno federal emisión de Declaración de Desastre Mayor para NC en 38 condados y la Franja Este de Nativos Cherokee; se busca obtener Asistencia Pública Federal y Asistencia Individual luego de la Tormenta Tropical Helene.

Governor Roy Cooper has requested a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government for North Carolina for 38 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for federal Public Assistance and Individual Assistance in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene.

Governor Roy Cooper and state leaders continue to urge North Carolina residents to monitor dangerous conditions from Hurricane Helene, stay off roads in the western part of the state except in cases of emergency and listen to local officials.

Gob. Roy Cooper y autoridades estatales continúan instando a población de NC a dar seguimiento a las peligrosas condiciones por el Huracán Helene, a mantenerse alejados de caminos del oeste de NC -excepto en emergencias, y a escuchar autoridades locales.

Governor Roy Cooper and state leaders urged North Carolinians today to prepare for life-threatening flooding as well as high winds, tornadoes and heavy rain as Hurricane Helene passes through the state.