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A week after Hurricane Helene tore through the U.S. Southeast and devastated western North Carolina with heavy rains and severe flooding, satellite images are showing the extent of the damage ...
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
Part of a structure sits in floodwaters on a road in Canton on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
At least 42 people have died in North Carolina, per CNN, making it the state with the highest death toll after the storm. More than 100 people have died across six states, including Florida and ...
Helene's destruction left a blank slate in parts of Western North Carolina, clearing trees and vegetation. Those open wounds could offer opportunities for invasive species to gain a foothold.
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital, the only hospital in North Carolina west of Franklin and Bryson City, was founded in Peachtree in 1979. [ 4 ] In 2003, Moog Inc. established a manufacturing facility in Peachtree employing more than 400 people to build motors and blowers for the aerospace industry. [ 5 ]
The impact of Hurricane Helene on the Christmas tree industry was minimal. As North Carolina tree growers approach the start of the Christmas tree “cutting season,” which begins in two weeks ...
Kiggelaria africana (also known as the wild peach or umKokoko) is a large, robust, low-branching African tree, and is currently the only accepted species in the genus Kiggelaria. [ 1 ] Despite its common name, Kiggelaria africana is not related to the more familiar fruit-producing peach tree ( Prunus persica ) although the leaves do look ...