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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]
At the height of the storm, more than 500,000 Duke Energy customers in North Carolina were without power. More than 200,000 of those customers were in Buncombe County. That number had dropped to ...
Less than 1% of households in the state’s hardest-hit inland counties are protected by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to an N&O analysis of Census Bureau and NFIP data.
The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region and tore through multiple ...
A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
People affected in the 25 counties in western N.C. impacted by Helene can also apply for FEMA assistance by: Visiting online at disasterasstance.gov , calling 1-800-621-3362 or on the FEMA app.
Across western North Carolina and parts of eastern Tennessee, Helene’s destruction continued to emerge on Sunday. The storm washed away bridges, closed roads, destroyed buildings and cut off power.