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And then, of course, afterwards, to help the people in those communities rebuild”. Walz concurred and called the hurricane a "horrific tragedy". [8] Eric Church and Luke Combs put together the "Concert for Carolina" on October 26, 2024 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, which raised over $24 million for hurricane relief. [97]
The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Isabel in 2003, producing maximum sustained winds equivalent to Category 2 status on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. In terms of impacts, Hurricane Helene in 2024 was the most destructive and the deadliest.
Access to Asheville was cut off from September 27–28 via I-26 to South Carolina. [230] A curfew was also issued for Boone after high winds and torrential rain caused flooding, sink holes, and power outages throughout Watauga County. [231] Appalachian State's football game against Liberty was canceled due to flooding and was not rescheduled. [232]
The western North Carolina city of Asheville that largely remained in the dark ... South Carolina: 1,031,187 ... 30 miles south of Tallahassee and 20 miles away from where Hurricane Helene hit the ...
In addition, South Carolina has reported 41 fatalities, Georgia 33, Florida 19, Tennessee 11 and Virginia two for a total of 214. Hundreds are still missing in Western North Carolina.
A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.
The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Hazel, which struck the state as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Hazel was both the costliest and deadliest cyclone during the period, causing over $1 billion in damage (2020 USD) and 19 deaths. [ 14 ]
Flooding recedes in the River Arts District in downtown Asheville, N.C. on Sep 29, 2024 during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Helene's swath of destruction brought historic rainfall, flooding ...