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Hurricane Helene (/ h ɛ ˈ l iː n / ⓘ heh-LEEN) [1] was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024.
The destruction of U.S. 19W by the remnants of Hurricane Helene is extraordinary but also typical of what the storm did to many roads in Western North Carolina. U.S. 19W snakes about 22 miles from ...
Helene went on to cause between $225 and $250 billion in damage and economic loss, an estimate that includes the projected costs of repairing or completely rebuilding infrastructure, such as power ...
Storm damage in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida's Big Bend ...
September 27, 2024: Tropical storm; 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) Highest winds: 50 mph (85 km/h) Highest gusts: 75 mph (120 km/h) Lowest pressure: 972 mbar ; 28.70 inHg: Overall effects; Fatalities: 103 (Deadliest in modern North Carolina history) Missing: 26: Damage >$60 billion (2024 USD)(Costliest in North Carolina history) Areas affected
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season which became the second costliest on record after 2017, [1] inflicting at least $227 billion in damages and 400 deaths overall, most of which was caused by four systems: Beryl, Debby, Helene, and Milton.
A person looks at storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. - Sean Rayford/Getty Images ‘We all really need help here’
Damage predicted to cost billions. Helene's catastrophic winds and flooding caused somewhere between $95 and $110 billion in damage and economic loss, making it one of the costliest storms in ...