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The North Carolina General Assembly has appropriated $20 million for recovery at public universities impacted by Helene. The UNC System will distribute the money, with the bulk of the appropriation going to students at institutions across the state.

Appalachian State, UNC-Asheville, and Western Carolina University were all shut down by Helene. The storm’s flooding and mudslides damaged buildings and cut water, electricity, and power at some of the campuses.

With dozens of western North Carolina communities heavily damaged from Hurricane Helene, disaster funding bills are likely to come before Congress and the state legislature in the coming weeks and months.

¹ÏÉñapp digital producers Eli Chen and Mitchell Northam will update this live blog with the latest information on Debby's impact on North Carolina with reports from the National Weather Service, the AP, NPR and ¹ÏÉñapp's reporters.

Five years after Hurricane Florence left damage across eastern North Carolina, youth reporter Manzili Kokayi uplifts one woman's fight to save her family's generational property.

North Carolina lawmakers rebuked on Wednesday the state's disaster recovery director — with one calling for her removal — for the agency's slow progress amid years-long delays that have left some low-income homeowners in temporary lodging for up to six years after hurricanes Matthew and Florence displaced them.

Shorelines protect coastal communities from storm surge and flooding, but some in North Carolina are in need of repair.

Ian brought heavy rain and wind to North Carolina over the course of a few days, but the storm destroyed or caused major damage to less than 50 homes in the state.

Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Carolina this afternoon and is expected to reach North Carolina tonight.

Hundreds of families are still displaced from their homes years after Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Some families have been living in hotels for years waiting for repairs to start.