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Hurricane Helene (/ h ɛ ˈ l iː n / ⓘ heh-LEEN) [1] was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season which became the second costliest on record after 2017, [1] inflicting at least $227 billion in damages and 400 deaths overall, most of which was caused by four systems: Beryl, Debby, Helene, and Milton.
Helene is only the latest, and the cost of its damage is estimated at between $15 billion and $100 billion. ... N.C. on Sep 29, 2024 during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Helene's swath of ...
The destruction of U.S. 19W by the remnants of Hurricane Helene is extraordinary but also typical of what the storm did to many roads in Western North Carolina. U.S. 19W snakes about 22 miles from ...
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.
The latest death toll makes Helene the U.S. mainland's second-deadliest tropical storm since Hurricane Camille in 1969, behind only Hurricane Katrina, which killed at least 1,200 people.
September 27, 2024: Tropical storm; 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) Highest winds: 50 mph (85 km/h) Highest gusts: 75 mph (120 km/h) Lowest pressure: 972 mbar ; 28.70 inHg: Overall effects; Fatalities: 103 (Deadliest in modern North Carolina history) Missing: 26: Damage >$60 billion (2024 USD)(Costliest in North Carolina history) Areas affected
Damage predicted to cost billions. Helene's catastrophic winds and flooding caused somewhere between $95 and $110 billion in damage and economic loss, making it one of the costliest storms in ...