Researchers installed sensors inside stormwater drains and cameras above them in three North Carolina communities. They found a startling amount of flooding.

Flooding from tides — or wind, rain or storm water runoff — happens way more frequently — and lasts longer — than tidal data and storm forecasts have long suggested, a pair of North Carolina researchers have found.

Coastal storms can bring flooding, storm surge, and the potential for severe damage. In addition to people living and working in vulnerable areas, critical systems can be impacted, such as stormwater infrastructure, emergency facilities, and roadways.

These Digital Coast resources help officials understand potential impacts and take the steps needed to lessen damages and increase community resilience.

A Carteret County nonprofit is partnering with N.C. State University to create a plan to mitigate the most damaging impacts of flooding in the North River community.

Devastating flooding will likely happen more frequently and become more costly in future years and decades.

Heavier rainfall from tropical systems affecting North Carolina can have many dangerous impacts around the state.

Storms have always been a way of life along the North Carolina coast. Hurricanes can completely change a community, and those impacts are now happening more often.

We all recognize the flooding along our coast from tropical storms and hurricanes, but a new study shows it's happening way more than ever known and in communities even on sunny days. Political anchor Tim Boyum introduces us to the researchers and people who live in these communities to see what it means for the future and why it's so important to those who call it home.

Part of the DERN Louisiana Field Report

Part of the DERN Louisiana Field Report

Part of the DERN Louisiana Field Report