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On October 2, Verizon reported that while it had recovered cell coverage to 60% of all regions affected by Helene, that western North Carolina's thick forests, mountainous terrain, destroyed or blocked roads, and ongoing flooding made fixing cell towers in the region difficult, causing them to resort to use drones to provide temporary coverage.
Over 2 feet of rain had fallen across North Carolina's mountainous region in recent days because of a rare confluence of weather patterns over the eastern U.S. before Helene arrived in Florida on ...
Like Hurricane Floyd 25 years ago, it is going to cost billions to pay for recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Helene. How should NC fund the work?
In North Carolina, numerous rescues are performed. [46] August 28, 2009 – Rip currents from Tropical Storm Danny result in the death of a 12-year-old boy. [47] November 12, 2009 – The remnants of Hurricane Ida contribute to the formation of a strong and damaging extratropical cyclone along the U.S. East Coast. [48]
Helene hit Western North Carolina on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, dumping inches of rain on communities that had already seen multiple inches of rain that week.
Impacts were most severe in North Carolina, where the hurricane made its closest approach. [1] Wind impacts were felt primarily from South Carolina to Virginia, [7] though a frontal zone aided in bringing precipitation as far north as Maine. [9] In the United States, Helene caused $11.2 million in damages and one indirect fatality. [1]
Across western North Carolina and parts of eastern Tennessee, Helene’s destruction continued to emerge on Sunday. The storm washed away bridges, closed roads, destroyed buildings and cut off power.
Helene crashed ashore in Florida's Big Bend area on Thursday night as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane. Helene was the third hurricane to hit that region in the last 13 months.