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The northwestern part of the state was the area most affected by Helene, with Greenville County reporting over 198,000 outages and Spartanburg County reporting over 155,000 outages. Anderson ...
The counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene were also those with the lowest levels of flood insurance protection. Map: Less than 1% of residences covered by flood insurance in hard-hit North Carolina
In some places in Western North Carolina impacted by Helene, maps by First Street found roughly 10x the number of properties would have been in a 100-year flood zone category, if FEMA had been allowed to use more comprehensive and modern forecasting. Better maps could have resulted in more insurance coverage and flood prevention measures. [97]
In addition to the 56 people killed in North Carolina, Helene also killed at least 30 victims in South Carolina, 25 in Georgia, 11 in Florida, four in Tennessee and two in Virginia.
In Buncombe County, home of Asheville, only 0.7% of the county’s 137,000 housing units have flood insurance, data shows. By contrast, some 44.3% of Dare County households on the Outer Banks have ...
Helene, which weakened into a post-tropical cyclone Friday, reached landfall late Thursday near Perry, Florida, with 140-mph winds. The system was the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida ...
Helene’s trail of destruction and record-breaking floods could rank among the costliest storms in U.S. history. Hurricane Helene leaves over 100 dead, millions without power in the Southeastern U.S.
(WFXR) — Governor Glenn Youngkin visited Damascus in Washington County Saturday after Hurricane Helene caused flooding and damage across southwest Virginia. His office reports 70 rescues across ...