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Devastation in Asheville, North Carolina – at the intersection of Swannanoa River Road (NC-81) and Azalea Road – caused by Hurricane Helene. A curfew was issued for Asheville due to damage which occurred inside the city. [231] The city broke their record for two-day rainfall, recording 9.87 in (251 mm) of rain. [232]
The death toll reported by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in February 2025 had been reduced to 104. [77] North Carolina Sheriff's Association reported that two officers were killed by flood waters during rescue operations. [75] Pack mules were utilized to access areas inaccessible by other means in North Carolina. [78]
Georgia was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, causing over 34 reported deaths and significant rainfall across the state. After making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on September 27, the hurricane began to traverse over land across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane prior to tracking into the Appalachian mountain range as a tropical storm.
The death toll has eclipsed the 19 deaths caused by the state’s historic flooding in 2015, and closing in on the 26 deaths caused by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. In most cases in South Carolina, the ...
Helene, a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26, is deemed responsible for 232 deaths across seven states, according to information gathered by The Center Square. The ...
Helene made landfall at about 11:10 p.m. ET Thursday near Perry, Florida, becoming the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida’s Big Bend region since records began in 1851.
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to approximately 232 people, with hundreds still missing, and numbers expected to rise as recovery efforts continue, especially in the hardest hit ...
Helene brought minor impacts to the Florida Keys. Key West experienced storm surge of 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m). [40] Winds from Helene were generally low-end tropical storm force, with sustained winds of 25 to 40 mph occurring across the area. [41] The highest reported wind was a gust to 64 mph (103 km/h) near Key West. [42]