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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.
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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 ...
A person looks at storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. - Sean Rayford/Getty Images ‘We all really need help here’
See photos and video from Helene’s devastation in the mountains of western NC. Stay clear of western NC roads, officials say. More than 200 people were rescued from flood waters, Cooper’s ...
September 30, 2022 – Hurricane Ian crosses into NC as an extratropical cyclone with heavy rain and flooding, causing 4 people to die, 3 from car crashes and one from carbon monoxide poisoning. August 30-31, 2023 – Hurricane Idalia brings heavy rain to NC, after making landfall as a category 3 in Florida. Some areas experienced 4-5 feet of ...
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 27: People look at flood damage on September 27, 2024 in Boone, North Carolina. Heavy rains caused severe flooding in many parts of the mountains. Florida and ...
The hurricane drops heavy rainfall peaking at 19.9 inches (506 mm) in Ocracoke, while its extended duration offshore causes localized severe beach erosion. The rainfall causes flooding along several rivers, which is compounded by the effects of Hurricane Floyd just weeks later. Damage in the state amounts to over $50 million. [7] [51] [52]