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 traverse over land across …
Hurricane Helene | Path, Damage, Deaths, & Facts | Britannica
3 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.
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.
After Helene's floods, North Carolina tries to tame trauma's
Jan 8, 2025 · More than 200 people died in Hurricane Helene — roughly half of them in North Carolina — and hundreds of thousands more were displaced. In North Carolina, 27 counties were designated under...
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...
Ground Truth - The Facts of the Helene Response - NC DPS
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.
Hurricane Helene Storm Related Fatalities - NCDHHS
Hurricane Helene Storm Related Fatalities There are 104 verified storm-related fatalities in North Carolina as of December 23, 2024 due to Hurricane Helene. Beginning December 19, 2024 NCDHHS will provide updates only when there are changes.
Hurricane Helene’s Impact on the Socially Vulnerable in North Carolina
About 577,000 people (20.2%) living in the 27 counties in North Carolina under a major disaster declaration after Hurricane Helene had high social vulnerability to disasters, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates (CRE).
Hurricane Helene - NC DPS
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.
Tropical storm Helene: Update to damage in Raleigh, Durham NC …
Sep 27, 2024 · Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about...