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Climate change is intensifying storms because higher ocean temperatures act as fuel and a warmer atmosphere allows for heavier rain over land.
At least 20 locations in western North Carolina , including Asheville , experienced levels of flooding expected only once every 1,000 years .
Floodwaters carried away entire houses and washed out highways, cutting off access to towns.
More than 21 inches of rain fell over the same period in nearby Hendersonville , according to the National Weather Service .
Flood damage in the area corresponds roughly to what FEMA maps suggest would happen in a flood expected once every 500 years .
“I don’t think anyone expected the extent of the tree fall,” researcher says.
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