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Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Helene for Sunday, Sept. 29. For the latest news on the storm, view our live updates file for Monday, Sept. 30. ASHEVILLE, N.C. − More ...
A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
Morgan called the damage "the worst storm damage" he has seen. The public is encouraged to sign up for alerts from Henderson County Emergency Management at: ConnectHC Alerts - Smart911 and ...
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.
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).
This made Floyd the costliest hurricane in North Carolina's history. It retained this status until 2018, when Hurricane Florence left $22 billion in damage in the state. [5] With 76 fatalities reported nationwide, Floyd was the deadliest hurricane in the United States since Hurricane Agnes in 1972; 52 of these fatalities occurred in North ...
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 ...
The list of North Carolina hurricanes from 1980 to 1999 encompasses approximately 68 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during the time period resulted in around $10 billion in damage (2007 USD ), primarily from hurricanes Fran and Floyd .