MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association says that two deputies in Western North Carolina have died from the significant flooding and hazardous conditions caused by Hurricane Helene.

After making landfall in Florida on Thursday, Hurricane Helene continued north, bringing catastrophic flooding to western North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Asheville,

The deputies who died were with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the N.C. Sheriff's Association said in a news release.

Some of the worst regional impacts from Tropical Storm Helene were felt across the North Carolina mountains, including in Asheville, where flooding remained a threat, and in Lake Lure, where an aging dam threatened to break.