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September 28, 2024 at 4:02 PM. North Carolina is still adding up the damage done by the powerful tropical storm that started as Hurricane Helene. The day after the extreme rain and winds stopped ...
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 ...
Satellite loop of Helene over the Appalachian region on September 27. North Carolina was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, primarily in its western Appalachian region, causing at least 103 [1] reported deaths and significant destruction of infrastructure and residential areas across several settlements.
Effects from Helene in South Carolina were less severe than in North Carolina. Helene made its closest approach to the state on September 27, 85 mi (137 km). [ 19 ] In Charleston , sustained winds reached 63 mph (101 km/h) and there was minor damage reported [ 2 ] Trees and street signs were blown down, and beach houses suffered shingle damage.
The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at least a record US$53 billion in damages and recovery needs. The storm and its aftermath caused 1,400 landslides and damaged over 160 water and sewer systems, at least 6,000 miles (9,650 kilometers) of roads, more than 1,000 bridges ...
As of 12:30 p.m. ET, 894,495 customers in South Carolina are without power, making it the state with the most power outages caused by the storm, according to PowerOutage.US. The state is followed ...
North Carolina emergency crews were racing Monday to deliver food and other essential supplies to areas hit hard by Helene. In interviews and social media posts, residents said they urgently ...
October 26–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy passed by the state, dropping heavy rains and making storm surge. July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality.