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A satellite view shows a closer view of the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024. / Credit: Maxar Technologies
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
At least 10 people died in western North Carolina after extreme rain from remnants of Hurricane Helene raised floods, gouged roadways and toppled trees, Gov. Roy Cooper revealed Saturday.
The French Broad River breaks its banks Asheville on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
By six days after Isabel struck the state, all hospitals were opened and all roads excluding North Carolina Highway 12 were passable due to emergency crews clearing roads with debris. [20] By 12 weeks after the hurricane passed through the state, 54,425 residents applied for federal assistance, with disaster aid totaling $155.2 million (2003 ...
More than 400,000 people were left without power in both North and South Carolina. The hurricane left $1.2 billion (2019 USD) in damage in the Carolinas, with most of it occurring in North Carolina. Five people were killed by the storm; three indirect deaths in North Carolina, and two direct deaths in South Carolina.
Motorists drive past flood damage along Craig Creek near Black Mountain, N.C., on Minday after Hurricane Helene. ... “Communities were wiped off the map,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said.
September 3, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes just east of the Outer Banks, inundating portions of North Carolina Highway 12 with storm surge and producing hurricane-force wind gusts that severely damaged six houses. Moderate crop damage was reported further inland, and monetary damage in the state reached $2.5 million (2010 USD). [50]