North Carolina, Hurricane Helene

North Carolina's death toll from Helene disaster rises to 103
Nearly two months after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding across the Southeast, officials in North Carolina have confirmed an additional death from the storm.
Hurricane Helene isn't the only big storm North Carolina is still recovering from
Almost two months after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina, Republican lawmakers grilled officials Monday over how they handled two other hurricanes that hit the state several years ago.
Free firewood available in North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene, officials say
The public is invited to gather firewood for personal use without a permit for a limited time in certain locations damaged by Helene, officials said.
After the Storm: Western North Carolina Came Together To Vote Despite Helene
Oliver Anthony, the singer who went viral for his "Rich Men North Of Richmond" song last year, went to Western North Carolina to investigate claims he saw online about FEMA's response to Hurricane Helene. He says the entire time he was there he saw one FEMA contractor, who told him that the agency...
Helene causes unprecedented flooding in western North Carolina
Tropical Storm Helene brought unprecedented flooding to western North Carolina, devastating communities and breaking historical records.
North Carolina Helene survivors facing winter without heat
As winter quickly approaches and temperatures drop, thousands of people in two counties are without heat after Helene wiped out gas stations.
Visiting Asheville, Western North Carolina post Helene? Here's how tourists can help
Tourists seeking opportunities to support Asheville and Western North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene can consider these tips.
Western North Carolina inn owner on road to recovery after Helene
When something hasn’t happened in more than a century, you can understand why it’s not top of mind for some folks. And then when it happens, you wonder why you didn’t see it coming. When Hurricane Helene dropped a couple of feet of water on the North Carolina mountains over a day or
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Opinion: How Western North Carolina can turn Helene disaster into opportunity
Helene has highlighted the strength of our WNC community. Neighbors helped neighbors, volunteers supported each other, and local organizations stepped up to provide aid. Let’s channel this compassion into a collaborative rebuilding process that supports one another and builds a region better prepared for the future.
The ‘Great Toy Convoy’ is bringing gifts to western North Carolina’s kids after Helene
Santa’s sleigh is getting a little help from a convoy of Jeeps and others in western North Carolina this December. Neal Ashburn with RevFast and Trace Lanier Hall with Wicked Jeeps NC are partnering with Operation Helo to help kids in WNC after the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
Western North Carolina Helene survivors could face winter without heat
When Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, it wiped out several gas stations. Now, as winter approaches, people need that gas to heat their homes.
7 weeks after Helene, this North Carolina city could get safe drinking water next week
Asheville, North Carolina, residents could have a boil water notice lifted as soon as Tuesday, more than seven weeks after ...
Flooding hits Charleston as powerful Carolina coastal storm develops
A rapidly strengthening area of low pressure off the Carolina coast Friday will significantly impact the Outer Banks with ...
Another home claimed by sea in North Carolina as coastal storm pounds mid-Atlantic
A powerful coastal storm pounding the mid-Atlantic on Friday caused another home on the North Carolina Outer Banks to fall ...
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In the North Carolina mountains, the VA is making house calls to veterans still isolated from Helene
27), the day the storm hit, and trees were coming down as we’re driving ... Some people lost nothing. Just like western ...
'Our roots run deep': Winter Lights returns to North Carolina Arboretum, delighting visitors
The North Carolina Arboretum had just more than six weeks after Tropical Storm Helene wreaked havoc and downed thousands of ...
Storm will bring the season’s first snow to parts of Northeast and Great Lakes
The weather hasn’t really felt like November in the Northeast and Great Lakes, where temperatures have commonly been 5 to 10 ...
Home collapses into ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks. It's the 6th time this year.
In late September, three Rodanthe beachfront houses collapsed within a week due to intense storms and rising sea levels. It ...
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NC12 reopens after coastal storm creates ocean overwash along road
OCRACOKE, N.C. — NC 12 reopened at noon on Sunday after large portions of it closed on Friday due to ocean overwash from a ...