State storm help
Storm help in North Carolina
Official help for North Carolina in one place. Every link goes to the agency, utility or program itself.
Links checked September 29, 2026.
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Source: National Weather Service alerts.
County pages
County pages show flood insurance claims, disaster declarations, wildfires and past El Niño rain from official records. We have them for these counties in North Carolina:
Call 211
Dial 211 to reach local help: food, shelter, and help after a storm.
Get emergency alerts
Phones get Wireless Emergency Alerts on their own. Local sign-ups add warnings and evacuation orders by text, call or email.
- State alertsReadyNC: Emergency alerts (opens in a new tab)
- County alertsBC Alerts (Buncombe County) (opens in a new tab)
- Wireless Emergency AlertsReady.gov: Emergency alerts (opens in a new tab)
Emergency management
- State agencyNorth Carolina Emergency Management (opens in a new tab)
- County emergency officesNC DPS: County emergency management agencies (opens in a new tab)
After a disaster
After a federal disaster declaration, FEMA help opens for the counties it names. You apply at DisasterAssistance.gov.
- State recoveryNC Emergency Management: Disaster recovery (opens in a new tab)
- Federal disaster helpDisasterAssistance.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Open sheltersRed Cross open shelter finder (opens in a new tab)
Sandbags
Most cities and counties hand out free sandbags only when a storm is close, and the sites change each time. Call 311 or check your county’s emergency page when a storm is forecast.
Power outages
Your bill names your power company. These are the state’s main ones; check your address to see which may serve it.
- Outage mapDuke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress (opens in a new tab)
- Outage mapDominion Energy North Carolina (opens in a new tab)
- Outage maps directoryNC Department of Public Safety: power outages (opens in a new tab)
- Outage maps directoryReadyNC: power outages (opens in a new tab)
Roads
DriveNC has the state’s road closures and conditions. Don’t drive through water over the road.
- Road conditionsDriveNC (opens in a new tab)
Drinking water
After a flood, your water system may tell you to boil water. These are the state’s drinking-water pages.
- Drinking waterNC DEQ Drinking Water (opens in a new tab)
What about your street?
A state page can’t tell you about your home. Check your address against the official flood, fire and landslide maps and live warnings.