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The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at least a record US$59.6 billion in damages and recovery needs. [255] 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 ...
Hurricane Ian. Year: 2022. Location: Made landfall in Cayo Costa Island, Florida about 29 miles west of Fort Myers. Deaths: 156. Damage: $113 billion (2022 dollars). What happened: Classified as a ...
The second-highest wind gust from Hurricane Helene was recorded on top of Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, more than 430 miles from landfall. The peak's unique height, at 6,684 feet, poked up into ...
Moody's Analytics said it expects $15 billion to $26 billion in property damage. AccuWeather's preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Helene in the U.S. is between $95 ...
Category 4. Helene was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region on record, making landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.
Damage and debris are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Fla, on, Sept. 27, 2024, the day after the storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of the state. Perry resident ...
The U.S. has averaged eight yearly disasters that caused more than $1 billion in damage since 1980. But in the last five years, the number of such catastrophes has more than doubled to 18 .
Early estimate say that Tropical Storm Helene will cost North Carolina $53 billion in damage. In Buncombe County alone there are 43 confirmed deaths as of Nov. 16.