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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.
The impact of Tropical Storm Helene closed 600 county roads, caused power outages for 76% of residents, closed businesses, government offices, and schools, and resulted in five deaths in Anderson ...
In some places in Western North Carolina impacted by Helene, maps by First Street found roughly 10x the number of properties would have been in a 100-year flood zone category, if FEMA had been allowed to use more comprehensive and modern forecasting. Better maps could have resulted in more insurance coverage and flood prevention measures. [97]
In Buncombe County, N.C., alone, there have been at least 30 storm-related deaths and hundreds of people reported missing. Floodwaters from the Swannanoa River overwhelmed Asheville, N.C., which ...
Photos and videos captured the "biblical devastation" in Asheville, North Carolina as residents scramble to find resources after flooding and power outages caused gas and water shortages.. Roads ...
The state of North Carolina is feeling the impact left by Helene with many areas of the state, like Asheville, seeing heavy flooding. ... Yancey County, North Carolina’s Gov. Roy Cooper’s ...
President Joe Biden said that he would visit areas affected by Helene later this week if it wouldn’t disrupt the rescue and recovery efforts. Flooding in Asheville, N.C. on Sept. 28. Melissa Sue ...
The damage wrought by Hurricane Helene was especially extensive in western North Carolina, a region far from the Florida coast where the system made landfall as a Category 4 storm.