Helene live updates: Storm kills at least 65 as North Carolina reels from devastating floods
Days after Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane, more than 3 million customers remain without power. At least 65 deaths have been confirmed as a result of the storm, at least a third of whom were killed by falling trees.
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 significant impacts including serious flooding were expected to continue into the weekend. Numerous areas and cities along the French Broad River are experiencing flooding and the river continues to rise.
‘This Is a Disaster’: Western North Carolina Reels From Helene
Gas shortages, downed power lines, spotty phone service and blocked roads made rescuing residents and assessing damage a nearly impossible task across much of western North Carolina, a day after Hurricane Helene drenched the region with historic amounts of rainfall.
Water overtopped the Lake Lure dam in North Carolina on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the area ...
Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina's largest mountain city isolated Saturday by ...
Helene continued its destructive path, pushing dams to the brink, forcing residents to flee to higher ground and leaving some ...
Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.
Governor Roy Cooper is requesting President Joe Biden issue a major disaster declaration for North Carolina in the aftermath ...
While large areas of Western North Carolina are still underwater from Helene and a storm system that preceded it, the area ...
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