5 McDowell County NC residents are thankful post hurricane
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UPDATE: State of Emergency declared for McDowell County as …
2024年11月22日 · MARION FIRE DEPARTMENT. As flooding and landslides continued into Thursday afternoon, the McDowell County Board of Commissioners declared a state of emergency for the county, including Marion and Old Fort. More than seven inches of rain had fallen on the county by noon and more was expected.
245 rescued since Friday in McDowell County NC after Helene
2024年10月2日 · Water from the Old Catawba River rose over a bridge during Tropical Storm Helene (Video submitted by Brad Burton) Emergency teams have rescued 245 people in McDowell County since Friday, according to a release from McDowell County Emergency Management. The remnants of Hurricane Helene hit the area early Friday as a tropical storm, …
McDowell County NC declare state of emergency for Helene
2024年11月21日 · McDowell County, the city of Marion and the town of Old Fort declared a state of emergency, which will go into effect at 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to a release from McDowell County. “We urge citizens to take this storm seriously,” said Will Kehler, emergency services director in McDowell County. “If you live near a creek, river or flood ...
McDowell County NC board meeting is Monday
2024年11月16日 · On Monday, the McDowell County Board of Commissioners will hear another report about Hurricane Helene response and get an update from the U.S. Forest Service. The commissioners will hold their regular meeting at 5 p.m. Monday at the McDowell County Administrative Offices at 69 N. Main St. in Marion ...
760 calls for help issued in McDowell NC during storm Helene
2024年11月22日 · Multiple areas in McDowell are still inaccessible to emergency personnel.
Old Fort NC devastated by Hurricane Helene flooding
2024年10月7日 · The damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Old Fort in McDowell County is extensive. The town was hit hard by the storm, which was a tropical storm by the time it hit the area on Sept. 27. Aerial images show homes destroyed by floodwaters and roads coated in mud. When Mike Causey, North Carolina’s commissioner of insurance, visited Old Fort and ...
60 storm-related calls overnight in McDowell County NC
2024年9月26日 · Emergency responders were active throughout the night responding to over 60 storm-related calls between 8:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m., according to the news release from McDowell County Emergency Management.
McDowell County Commissioners adopt budget. Cut all money to …
2024年11月8日 · Before adopting the budget, the commissioners made some changes to the county funding going to several nonprofit organizations. These include the Clerk of Court’s office, the volunteer fire departments, New HOPE of McDowell, the N.C. Forest Service, the Health Coalition, Vaya Health, the McDowell Chamber of Commerce, the medical examiner, Historic …
Moderate drought builds into McDowell County
2024年10月16日 · Dry weather is plaguing western North Carolina this fall as drought conditions have moved into the region over the past few weeks. Through most of the summer, 2023 was shaping up to be a fairly normal year in terms of precipitation across McDowell and surrounding counties but with the onset of colder temperatures and a lack of major weather systems, an …