The Hunters Crossing Landslide...It's Still Moving. After the massive 15 county slope failures of September 2004, the North Carolina Geological Survey began a landslide mapping program for the western region of the state.

The Financial Risks of Buying Land in Western North Carolina. A California landslide devastated a La Jolla neighborhood in early October 2007...the Peeks Creek landslide in Western North Carolina claimed lives and homes in September 2004.

[i] In September 2004 the western counties of North Carolina were in a state of emergency...the President issued 2 federal disaster declarations and provided $72 million in aid [/i]