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County leaders are urging residents to self-evacuate some areas along the French Broad in Swannanoa

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Buncombe County officials are urging anyone along the French Broad or Swannanoa rivers in the Fletcher and Biltmore Village area to self-evacuate before the rivers reach their projected surge levels overnight Friday into Saturday morning….

The Helene event is compared to the Asheville flood of 1916

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — As a system ahead of Hurricane Helene dumped several inches of rain on western North Carolina overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service is comparing this upcoming event to the Asheville flood of 1916….

Buncombe and other mountain counties declare states of emergency; towns prepare

Buncombe County: ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Board of County Commissioners declared a local emergency ahead of Hurricane Helene, the county said. The local state of emergency is in effect within the municipal boundaries of the City of…

Emergency plan for FCC, Buncombe’s new waste disposal service, to be submitted to county on September 1

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — FCC Environmental Services, Buncombe County’s new waste management service that will replace Waste Pro on January 1, is about to take a major step in its contract. According to Buncombe County spokeswoman Kassi Day, the…