Topics Related to Hurricane Florence

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $6.5 million to eliminate flood risks at 31 repetitively damaged properties in Pender County.

The 31 homes are located in Currie, Rocky Point, Hampstead, Burgaw and Willard. All of the properties are susceptible to flooding from several sources including Moores, Beckys and Holly Shelter creeks, the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear rivers and the Atlantic Ocean.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $1,532,882 to reimburse the North Carolina Department of Transportation for road system repairs from Hurricane Florence damage in 2018.

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers repair of roads, embankments and culverts that were washed out in Columbus County by the storm’s fast-moving floodwaters. FEMA’s share for the project is $1,149,662 and the state’s share is $383,220. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $1,341,829 to reimburse the North Carolina Department of Transportation for road system repairs from Hurricane Florence damage in 2018.

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers the repair of roads, embankments, culverts, shoulders and guardrails that were washed out in Anson County by the storm’s fast-moving floodwaters. FEMA’s share for the project is $1,006,372 and the state’s share is $335,457. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $1,549,420 to help Craven County elevate 11 residential structures that flooded after Hurricane Florence in 2018. 

The structures, 10 of them located in New Bern and one in Havelock, are within a Special Flood Hazard Area and are susceptible to flooding from the Trent and Neuse rivers. Funding from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program will elevate the properties 2 feet above what is required by local ordinances.

FEMA’s share for this project is $1,162,065 and the state’s share is $387,355. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $6,133,495 to reimburse Ruth’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church for floodwater damage to the main sanctuary and an education building after Hurricane Florence in September 2018. 

Windows, walls, flooring and utilities were replaced after the main building and the education building filled with up to 3.5 feet of debris and floodwaters from the storm. Project funding also covered the cost of elevating the education building. 

FEMA’s share for the projects is $4,600,121 and the state’s share is $1,533,373.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $7,961,076 to reimburse the North Carolina Department of Transportation for road and bridge repairs in Harnett, Robeson and Stanly counties after Hurricane Florence in 2018.

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program includes $1,622,319 for Harnett, $2,585,625 for Robeson and $1,762,862 for Stanly, for a total of $5,970,807. The state’s share for the projects totals $1,990,269. 

The grants bring the total to more than $89 million to reimburse the Transportation Department for Hurricane Florence-related expenses.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $10,061,294 to help the Town of Oak Island with emergency expenses to protect its natural dune system and berms damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $5,782,866 to help Dare County restore the beaches and stabilize the dunes at Buxton that were damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018.

FEMA’s Public Assistance program funds will reimburse the county for the cost of depositing 303,732 cubic yards of engineered dune beach sand and 5,000 feet of sand fencing along three miles of the north and south ends of the Outer Banks beaches in Buxton.

FEMA’s share for the project is $4,337,149 and the state’s share is $1,445,716. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $2,392,008 to reimburse the North Carolina Department of Transportation for roadway repairs after Hurricane Florence in Robeson County.

The grant brings the total NCDOT reimbursement for Hurricane Florence-related expenses to $671,219,285. FEMA’s share for the Robeson County project is $1,794,006 and the state’s share is $598,002. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $1,841,634 to eliminate flood risks at certain repetitively damaged properties in Brunswick County following Hurricane Florence. 

“As we have seen first-hand from Hurricane Florence, flooding events cause significant, lengthy challenges for property owners in a storm’s aftermath,” said Brunswick County Chairman Randy Thompson. “We appreciate this major effort to help some of our most affected property owners from Florence and mitigate potential risks from future storms.”