RECOVER YOUR BUSINESS

Contact Your Insurance Provider And File A Claim

If you are leasing your space, contact your lease owner and make sure they have contacted their insurance agent. Document and photograph any damage to your space.

Register With Fema To Report Any Loss

Once a federal disaster declaration is issued for the area, FEMA will collect your information and provide you with a registration number. Their website is DisasterAssistance.gov.

Contact Business Link North Carolina

They will connect you to the appropriate organizations for further assistance. A business counselor will reach back to you within two business days. Call 800-228-8443.

How To After The Storm

For Small Businesses

Visit the Business Recovery Website that is operated by the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC). Their team will provide you with updates on disaster declarations and services available to businesses. Their website is SBTDC.org.

Speak With A Business Counselor

The SBTDC or the Small Business Center Network can provide confidential, oneon-one counseling to assess financial impact, reconstruct financial statements, evaluate options with creditors, prepare loan applications and more.

Apply For A Business Recovery Loan

Options such as the NC Rural Center’s Thread Capital Rapid Recovery Loan and the U.S. Small Business Administration

Disaster Loan are available to help both your business and your personal property.

EXAMINE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS & BENEFITS IF ELIGIBLE

You may also be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance which provides temporary payments to those in federally declared disasters whose employment has been lost or interrupted. Business owners that are self-employed, farmers or commercial fishermen who are unemployed as a direct result may be eligible. Their website is des.nc.gov.

Find Qualified Vendors To Get Back To Business

Databases such as the NC Department of Administration Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) provide information for those looking for qualified vendors, including good, services and construction.

NON-EMERGENCY

Always call 911 in an emergency. Below are non-emergency numbers that will connect you to storm related information and resources.

Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority provides wholesale regional water from the Cape Fear River at the Kings Bluff Pump Station behind Lock and Dam #1 in Bladen County. Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender Counties comprise our five-county service area.

T he Mission of the LCFWASA is to assist in providing water and related services that enhance the quality of life in the region. Originally, created as the Wilmington-New Hanover County Water and Sewer Authority in 1970, we took our current name in 1971.

I n 1984, the Kings Bluff Pump Station was placed into service and expanded in 2008. A 60-inch parallel intake was installed in 2011. The 54-inch parallel transmission line has been completed and has increased capacity from 45 to 80 million gallons-a-day without any equipment upgrades. Brunswick County Utilities and Cape Fear Public Utilities constructed this line which is now part of the LCFWASA system. There are plans underway now to parallel the last 10-mile section of line to give the Authority true and complete redundancy. This is a great move to keep the region prepared for Emergency Conditions.

T he Kings Bluff Pump Station has not been out of service for 19 years, surviving a line break during Hurricane Matthew and severe flooding during Hurricane Florence. w ww.lcfwasa.org

CATEGORY 1

74-95 mph

Dangerous winds, some damage expected.

NOTABLE CAPE FEAR

REGION STORMS:

Hurricane Florence (2018)

CATEGORY 2

96-110 mph

Extremely dangerous winds, extensive damage.

NOTABLE CAPE FEAR

REGION STORMS:

Hurricane Bertha (1996)

Hurricane Bonnie (1998)

Hurricane Floyd (1999)

CATEGORY 3

111-129 mph

Devastating winds and damage expected.

NOTABLE CAPE FEAR

REGION STORMS: Hurricane Fran (1996)

CATEGORY 4

130-156 mph

Catastrophic damage expected.

NOTABLE CAPE FEAR

REGION STORMS: Hurricane Hazel (1954)

CATEGORY 5

157+ mph

Catastrophic damage expected.

NOTABLE CAPE FEAR

REGION STORMS: North Carolina has never had a category 5 landfall

You can find more resources and links at: WilmingtonHurricane.com

NEED TO KNOW: WATCHES & WARNINGS

STORM SURGE WATCH TIME TO PREPARE

Life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the shoreline is expected within 48 hours. Stay advised of any evacuation orders.

STORM SURGE WARNING FINISH PREP

Life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the shoreline is expected within 36 hours. Evacuate if ordered to and finalize preparation.

TORNADO WATCH KNOW YOUR SAFE PLACE

When a watch is issued, you need to be prepared to take shelter if a warning is issued.

TORNADO WARNING TAKE SHELTER NOW

The safest places to be are the lowest level of your structure and in the most interior area away from windows and doors. Mobile homes and automobiles are not safe places to shelter.

TROPICAL STORM WATCH TIME TO PREPARE

Tropical storm conditions (winds of 39-73 mph) are expected within 48 hours. Begin storm preparations.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FINISH PREP

Tropical storm conditions (winds of 39-73 mph) are expected within 36 hours. All preparations should be rushed to completion. Voluntary evacuations may be issued.

HURRICANE WATCH TIME TO PREPARE

Hurricane conditions (winds of 74 mph or more) are expected within 48 hours. Begin preparations and review your hurricane plan. Plan for possible evacuation and listen for instructions from local officials.

HURRICANE WARNING FINISH PREP

Hurricane conditions (winds of 74 mph or more) are expected within 36 hours. All preparations should be rushed to completion. Evacuate area if directed.