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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.
The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region and tore through multiple ...
Cooper said Helene had become "one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina." Officials said earlier that more than 200 people had been rescued in the state by water and ...
North Carolina was saturated with rain before Helene hit Total precipitation from the precursor frontal event and Hurricane Helene from September 25 to 27, 2024. / Credit: North Carolina State ...
What did the rivers in Western NC crest at during Helene? Rivers across the region still remain swollen a week after Helene first hit down on the region. On Sept. 27, rivers burst from their banks ...
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has directed an additional 500 troops to western North Carolina to assist with ongoing recovery efforts as the hard-hit region continues to struggle in Helene’s wake.
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 power.
Western North Carolina was particularly hard-hit, as Helene inundated rivers, washed away roads and cut off communications and cell service, complicating rescue efforts.