Nov 7, 2024 · Aerial photo of flooding from Hurricane Helene across North Carolina at the end of September 2024. Rivers across the Southern Appalachians overtopped their banks, inundating towns with water, mud, and debris.

Hurricane Helene produced catastrophic flooding across parts of the Appalachian mountain region of the CONUS. The hardest hit areas were in northeast Tennessee, western North Carolina, and southwest Virginia.

6 days ago · The number of fatalities linked directly to Hurricane Helene had surpassed 230 people by October 7, with most attributed to flooding. Helene’s victims spanned six states—Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee—and about half of all deaths occurred in North Carolina.

Oct 18, 2024 · Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm late in the evening of September 26, 2024. Helene's largest impacts were across the southern Appalachians where widespread severe and unprecedented flooding occurred with hundreds of fatalities and billions in property damage.

Oct 8, 2024 · After making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a major Category 4 hurricane last month, Helene has caused catastrophic storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding across a wide swath of the South. Here's a look at the storm by the numbers, as impacted communities continue to gain a fuller picture of the deadly destruction.

Sep 29, 2024 · Hurricane Helene, which left massive destruction along the Florida coast since making landfall Thursday, is now causing historic flooding, wide-ranging power outages, and other damage in an...

Sep 27, 2024 · Hurricane Helene plowed into Florida with catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds, then dumped prolific rainfall inland over the Southeast, triggering historic, devastating river flooding...

Oct 2, 2024 · The hurricane-driven flooding and storm surges destroyed coastal and inland homes, buildings and infrastructure across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia. The heart-breaking death toll from Helene has …

Sep 28, 2024 · From extreme storm surge on the Florida coast to destructive flooding in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, Hurricane Helene left behind a massive trail of damage.

Nov 26, 2024 · Significant, widespread flooding occurred across the mountains of North Carolina and southern Virginia, in some cases completely changing the landscape. Widespread wind gusts in the 40 to 60 mph range accompanied Helene's passage, with a few locations in North Carolina experiencing gusts exceeding 80 mph. Multiple tornadoes also occurred across ...