Helene’s swath of destruction has caused historic rainfall, flooding, power outages and 140-mile-an-hour winds across the Southeast. But it was North Carolina that bore the brunt of it Saturday with vast swaths of cities like Asheville and Greeneville under water, residents trapped in their homes with no lights or food and few functioning roads for…
Search and rescue efforts remain ongoing across Western North Carolina after communities were ravaged by floodwaters of Tropical Storm Helene. County emergency response officials have advised the public on ways to seek out loved ones. Buncombe County, Asheville City of Asheville and Buncombe County public officials have announced that they have been working on a…
Rescue efforts remain ongoing in East Tennessee after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene devastated communities in upper East Tennessee. Helene has caused at least 39 deaths in the Southeast since making landfall in Florida on Thursday evening. President Joe Biden has approved federal disaster assistance for Tennessee to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions…
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend late Thursday night before weakening into a tropical storm and continuing its northward movement, the National Hurricane Center said, triggering millions of power outages across multiple states Thursday night and Friday morning. As of the 8 a.m. ET advisory from the NHC, the storm was located about…
Hurricane Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, is headed to the Upstate and is expected to cause significant flooding and damage throughout the region. Hurricane and storm surge watches went into effect for the Florida Panhandle coast and Florida’s west coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Meteorologists are concerned about the…