Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina - Wikipedia
North Carolina was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, primarily in its western Appalachian region, causing at least 104 reported deaths and significant destruction of infrastructure and residential areas across several settlements. [1] After making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on September 27, the hurricane began to …
Federal block grants of $1.65B awarded to North Carolina …
Jan 8, 2025 · The money — $1.43 billion for North Carolina state government and $225 million for the city of Asheville — is from Community Development Block Grant funds. The money comes from a bill approved by Congress last month that provided more than $100 billion in relief to address Helene and other disasters, according to officials.
After Helene's floods, North Carolina tries to tame trauma's
Jan 8, 2025 · The River Arts district in Asheville, North Carolina, was devastated by Hurricane Helene as it sits at the convergence of the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers, as seen on December 19, 2024.
How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left …
Oct 6, 2024 · A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.
Helene's impact on North Carolina, by the numbers - The Citizen …
Oct 13, 2024 · Tropical Storm Helene brought unprecedented destruction to Western North Carolina and while calculations about the full extent of the damage are ongoing, some preliminary numbers give...
Before-and-after images show Helene wiped parts of North Carolina …
Oct 3, 2024 · New before and after satellite photos paint a grim picture of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in parts of western North Carolina that have been hard to access after the storm swiped away the...
North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene …
Oct 24, 2024 · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at least a record $53 billion in damages and recovery needs, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration said Wednesday.
A look at Hurricane Helene's destruction: North Carolina before …
Oct 1, 2024 · More than 150 deaths have been confirmed since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, including dozens in flood-stricken North Carolina.
Unprecedented Response to Hurricane Helene Continues as …
Oct 9, 2024 · North Carolina Emergency Management and local officials are cautioning the public about false Helene reports and misinformation being shared on social media. NCEM has launched a fact versus rumor response webpage to provide factual information in …
Search crews wade through communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene …
Oct 2, 2024 · SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.