Areas susceptible to landslides

• Natural or manmade steep slopes usually greater than 30 degrees (or about 60 percent).

• Embankments or fills.

• Cut or excavated slopes.

• Hillside depressions or hollows, especially those near streams or springs.

• Eroded or undercut stream or river banks.

• Areas below steep slopes, especially those near streams.

• Areas on hills or mountainsides where runoff accumulates.

• Disturbed or modified slopes on mountainsides.

• Where roads cross drainages or streams on mountainsides.

What to do if your house is threatened by a landslide

• Leave the house and evacuate the area immediately.

• Stay away from streams, creeks and drainages.

• If you cannot leave the house, move to an upper floor.

• Notify emergency response personnel or the fire department.

Technical Assistance

If you need assistance with any of these conditions following a storm, contact the state warning point at 800.858.0368. N.C. Geological Survey geologists are on hand to offer technical assistance to local emergency management officials and can be contacted at 919.733.2423, ext. 410.

Source: N.C. Geological Survey