Because of the wind and low humidity, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for more than two dozen counties across western North and South Carolina and eastern Georgia.

Asheville, N.C., saw approximately two feet of rain between ... by road closures, said North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. Food and water have been airlifted into counties across western North Carolina.

De Vynck and Botsford reported this story aboard a National Guard Black Hawk helicopter delivering supplies to parts of North Carolina ... touchdown, two horses ran out into the open, and the ...