Tropical Storm Helene is catastrophic for western NC mountains
Life won't soon be the same for communities in North Carolina's mountains after Tropical Storm Helene. Heartbreak in the hills: The French Broad and Swannanoa rivers swept through Asheville's well-known Biltmore Village and River Arts District.
See photos and video from Helene’s devastation in the mountains of western NC
Waynesville firefighters search a car that was pinned by debris under a bridge on Richland Creek in Waynesville on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina. Travis Long [email protected]
Flooding, evacuations after Helene plows Western NC; officials say stay off roads
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Rutherford County, east of Asheville, saying around 11 a.m. that a failure at the Lake Lure Dam was imminent and people below the dam should move to higher ground. More than a million Duke Energy customers were without power this morning, according to an outage map.
Helene flooding is 'catastrophic natural disaster' in Western NC
Helene, now a weakened post-tropical cyclone, left chaos and destruction across the Southeast. A damage estimate said the storm will cost billions.
Two western NC deputies killed by flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Two deputies in western North Carolina have died, according to the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association. In a Facebook post, the organization stated that both deputies lost their lives due to flooding and hazardous conditions caused by tropical storm Helene.
Flooding seen in western NC, eastern TN mountains after Helene
Flooding seen in western NC, eastern TN mountains after Helene
Where floods from Hurricane Helene are ravaging the North Carolina mountains
After making landfall in Florida on Thursday, Hurricane Helene continued north, bringing catastrophic flooding to western ...
After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina Works to Provide Aid to Mountain Areas
Federal and state officials are rushing to airlift supplies to battered mountain communities in western North Carolina, where ...
Watch western NC rivers on live web cams as Helene moves through the state
Potentially catastrophic rainfall is predicted for the southern Appalachians. Watch rivers rise on these USGS webcams.
‘Apocalyptic’ damage: Helene kills at least 11 in Western NC, severs power, water, roads
By Sunday morning, more than 300,000 homes in North Carolina — and more than 500,000 in South Carolina — remained without ...
Updated: See photos, videos of flooding in Asheville, western North Carolina after Helene
The National Weather Service said Helene had cleared most of the Western North Carolina area by 11:21 a.m. Friday, but ...
30 now dead in Buncombe County, 600 missing after NC mountains slammed by Helene flooding
John Harold, the city manager for Black Mountain, told CBS 17 Sunday that more than 600 people were still missing in Buncombe County.
Hurricane Helene: As Florida cleans up, more than 30 deaths reported near Asheville, NC
The hurricane’s death toll rose Sunday to at least 84 people across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia.
Helene rain totals: How much fell in NC mountain towns?
Here are the rainfall totals starting 8AM Tuesday, September 24 through 8AM Saturday, September 28th, following the departure of Hurricane Helene. Rainfall amounts in most areas stayed in the 10-20" ...
400+ roads closed in NC mountains after nearly 2 feet of Helene rain wipes out highways, villages, homes
Video shows sections of Asheville underwater and a large section of the village of Chimney Rock was wiped out by flooding.