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Here are the NC areas that were hit hardest by Helene flooding
The Catawba River is "near flooding" near Morganton. The Mountain Island Dam is "near flooding" in Gaston County. The Yadkin ...
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Helene’s damage has devastated many child care centers
Creative Beginnings Child Development Center in Morganton, NC, after flooding from Helene. More than 200 child care centers in western North Carolina have been damaged by Helene. According to the ...
Charlotte Observer6mon
NC furniture maker cuts over 120 jobs citing Hurricane Helene damage, insurance battle
The Morganton facility is at 110 Wamsutta Mill ... devastating the western part of the state with historic rainfall resulting flooding, landslides and strong winds. At least 103 people died, according ...
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'We’re very fortunate': North Carolina's Hmong farmers regrow after Helene flooding
MORGANTON, N.C. − On the foothills of the ... On an early Friday in November, six weeks after the region’s historic flooding from Helene, Lee and his family were on the farm sharing some ...
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Morganton makes up at least 5% of power outages in the Carolinas
Burke County leaders are still reporting downed power lines, no cell service, blocked roads, and receding flood waters. WFMY News 2's Giselle Thomas visited Morganton this morning and shared more ...
Winston-Salem Journal8mon
'Like a bomb': Hurricane Helene hammers western NC with historic flooding, untold damage and lives lost
Gov. Roy Cooper has requested a major disaster declaration from President Joe Biden for 38 counties in North Carolina to help residents recover from the massive flooding and countless damage ...