Hazards and emergency information in North Carolina
Evacuation zones, hazard plans, shelters, and disaster help.
North Carolina hurricane evacuation zones
Page for North Carolina's coastal evacuation zones with a lookup where you enter an address to find your zone. Covers the 21 coastal counties that use zones.
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- North Carolina landslide mapInteractive map of documented landslides in North Carolina. It is a screening tool, not a site-specific assessment.
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- North Carolina floodplain and flood mapsNorth Carolina's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
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- North Carolina coastal and shoreline rulesThe North Carolina coast: the CAMA permit, areas of environmental concern, setbacks from the ocean and estuarine waters, and what you may build.
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- North Carolina Geological SurveyNorth Carolina geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
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- North Carolina geologic hazards and landslidesNCGS page on landslides and geologic hazards, with the landslide inventory, western NC landslide maps and Helene landslide observations.
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- U.S. wildfire risk mapType a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires,…
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- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane …
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About hazards and emergency information
Emergency management agencies publish evacuation zones, hazard mitigation plans, shelter information, dam and pipeline data, and post-disaster assistance programs.