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The storm that killed 103 and caused an estimated $53 billion in damage is arguably the state’s worst natural disaster. ... Hurricane Helene aid for North Carolinians has poured in, plenty in ...
Making that even more painful is that most of the damage — 95% or more in Helene's case — was not insured, putting victims in a deeper financial hole. ... The first $50 billion hurricane was ...
The damages from Hurricane Helene are still being calculated but the storm already ranks among the deadliest and costliest in US history. ... Damage: $113 billion (2022 dollars)
Damage from Hurricane Helene was estimated at $53 billion in North Carolina. This is an undated photo posted to social media, location unknown, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. ©Senator Ted Budd | Facebook
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 ...
In the 1970s, four hurricanes caused at least a billion in damage; the costliest of which was Agnes, which caused $2.1 billion in damage. The following decade featured seven hurricanes causing at least a billion in damage. In the 1990s, twelve tropical cyclones accrued at least a billion in damage, including Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
The damage from Hurricane Helene could total more than $160 billion, and it is already the second-deadliest hurricane in a quarter-century, according to estimates. Since Helene made landfall in ...
Employment rates in counties effected by Helene dropped significantly in the storm's aftermath. [107] Immediately after Helene, Buncombe County jumped from 2.5 percent, the state's lowest, to 10.4 percent. Mitchell County had the state's highest rate in November at 9.1 percent, and in December at 7.3 percent.