“Other than West Virginia and Colorado and parts of Kentucky, we haven't seen people try to rebuild houses in the mountains with the terrain that we have — as spread out and far apart as folks ...

With severe weather expected across central North Carolina Wednesday, local tree service companies are preparing for the possibility of busy days ahead.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD ... "Tens of thousands of houses damaged or destroyed, 8,000 private bridges washed away, thousands of miles of roads, damaged water and sewer systems.