Bethel, Vt., for example, suffered $5.1 million in public infrastructure damage. "For the town as it relates to damage, Irene has come to an end," Northfield Town Manager Rob Lewis said earlier ...

Hurricane Helene left Western North Carolina’s railways in disarray, causing $345 million in damage and halting all rail traffic west of Hickory. But by late March, repairs were either underway or ...

2024's strongest storm in the U.S. was Hurricane Helene, which devastated much of Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina from September 26 to September 29. Wind gusts reached up to 140 miles ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office his plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the end of this year’s hurricane ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - WECT’s 2025 Hurricane Season Special provides the latest forecast for this season, a look back at lessons from previous hurricanes, information on staying prepared, and more.

The strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in North Carolina was Hurricane Hazel, which made landfall in Oak Island — then known as Long Beach, N.C. — on Oct. 15, 1954.

In this 2018 file photo, flood water surrounds buildings in Trenton, N.C. three days after Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wilmington in Sept. 2018. In this 2018 file photo, flood water ...