Source: Mark Darrough, CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS, 3/23/21



When Tropical Storm Eta swept along the coast of North Carolina in November, it left a lopsided trail of economic damage in counties that will now receive federal disaster funds.  Total estimated damage across 19 eligible counties totaled $20.4 million, according to Gov. Roy Cooper, who included the preliminary damage estimate in a pitch to the federal government to provide major disaster funding for public infrastructure and to recoup emergency response costs. 

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