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Henderson County and the town of Fletcher faced what many are calling Western North Carolina's worst natural disaster in a lifetime. 'Worst storm damage I have seen': Helene batters Fletcher ...
Workers survey a large section of Highway 105 that washed away because of flood waters during Tropical Storm Helene, on the outskirts of Boone, North Carolina, U.S. September 27, 2024.
The damage wrought by Hurricane Helene was especially extensive in western North Carolina, a region far from the Florida coast where the system made landfall as a Category 4 storm.
September 3, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes just east of the Outer Banks, inundating portions of North Carolina Highway 12 with storm surge and producing hurricane-force wind gusts that severely damaged six houses. Moderate crop damage was reported further inland, and monetary damage in the state reached $2.5 million (2010 USD).
Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during the time period resulted in over $10 billion in damage (2010 USD), primarily from hurricanes Fran and Floyd. Additionally, tropical cyclones in North Carolina were responsible for 77 direct fatalities and at least 44 indirect casualties during the period.
The list of North Carolina hurricanes from 1980 to 1999 encompasses approximately 68 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during the time period resulted in around $10 billion in damage (2007 USD ), primarily from hurricanes Fran and Floyd .
A motorist drives by a dead fish in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in ...
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 ...