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State officials were still assessing the damage Sunday morning as Gov. Roy Cooper called Helene "one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina." At least 11 people have ...
Flash flood warnings in effect until 10:45 p.m. in Columbia, Dane, Dodge and Jefferson counties. Several counties in southern Wisconsin were also under flash flood warnings until 10:45 p.m ...
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
Most of the damage was at an EF-1 level but spots on the southern side of Janesville had higher damage, according to the report. That confirmation process "is going to take most of the day.
Kenosha County sees extensive damage, with more than 200 homes and 3 businesses flooded; property damage exceeded $6 million. A severe thunderstorm and accompanying downburst inflicts $900,000 in damage across Sheboygan; widespread damage to homes and trees occurs and about a quarter of the city's roads become impassable. Thirty-minute rainfall ...
Severe weather tore through the southeastern United States on January 8 into January 9th, resulting in 4 fatalities, with 2 of them being tornadic: one each in Alabama and North Carolina. Additional non-tornadic fatalities occurred in the states of Alabama and Georgia. The first January EF3 or stronger tornado in Florida history occurred. [28]
July 26, 2003 – Tropical Depression Seven hits Georgia, dropping light rainfall in southern North Carolina. [13] September 2003 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Grace produce light rainfall across much of the state. [14] September 4, 2003 – Rip currents from Hurricane Fabian cause one drowning death near Cape Hatteras. [15]
North Carolina is still adding up the damage done by the powerful tropical storm that started as Hurricane Helene. The day after the extreme rain and winds stopped, the full tally was unknown. But ...