North Carolina was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, primarily in its western Appalachian region, causing at least 105 reported deaths and significant destruction of infrastructure and residential areas across several settlements. [1]

1 day ago · Hurricane Helene was deadliest in North Carolina, where it killed more than 100 people. And at least 17 people died in Tennessee, including six who had been working at a plastics factory in the ...

1 day ago · The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has launched a new online dashboard that allows users to track Hurricane Helene recovery in Western North Carolina. "On Day 1 the State Auditor’s Office committed to bringing transparency and accountability to hurricane recovery, and I’m proud of the work our team has done to produce the ...

4 days ago · Hurricane Helene, large, catastrophic tropical cyclone notable for its rapid intensification that ultimately produced a wide swath of damage and loss of life that extended from northwestern Florida, where the storm made landfall on September 26, 2024, to Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina.

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.

Nov 7, 2024 · This extreme amount of rain over already-saturated soils resulted in catastrophic and historic flooding across western North Carolina. In the city of Asheville, North Carolina, some likened this flood event to that of the “Great Flood” of 1916.

There are seven individuals unaccounted for as of Dec. 4, 2024. The state, in close collaboration with local law enforcement, has been managing missing and unaccounted for cases since Hurricane Helene impacted Western North Carolina.

The purpose of this page is to provide information and resources to North Carolina residents and visitors who were impacted by Hurricane Helene. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.

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.

Sep 28, 2024 · The remnants of Hurricane Helene that thrashed western North Carolina on Friday with powerful winds and cascades of rainfall have brought destruction and a sense of being under siege to the...