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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.
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. [94]
Access to Asheville was cut off from September 27–28 via I-26 to South Carolina. [229] A curfew was also issued for Boone after high winds and torrential rain caused flooding, sink holes, and power outages throughout Watauga County. [230] Appalachian State's football game against Liberty was canceled due to flooding and was not rescheduled. [231]
Hurricane Helene is arguably the worst natural disaster in state history. Hurricanes Floyd in 1999 and Hazel in 1954 have their place, as does Asheville's Great Flood of 1916. Comparison is not ...
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 28: A sign commentating the flood of 1916 lies on the ground next to a flooded waterway near the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on ...
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 ...
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 ]
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.