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The NWS previously told the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the outer rain band of Hurricane Helene would likely arrive in Western North Carolina on Thursday and bring ...
Hurricane Helene is now in the records of one of the most deadly storms to hit the United States in the last 50 years and the majority of the death toll so far comes from flooding and the ...
Over three days, rain amounts of 6 inches to 30 inches or more fell across a region from north Georgia through western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee and into Virginia.
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. [22] 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.
In North Carolina, numerous rescues are performed. [46] August 28, 2009 – Rip currents from Tropical Storm Danny result in the death of a 12-year-old boy. [47] November 12, 2009 – The remnants of Hurricane Ida contribute to the formation of a strong and damaging extratropical cyclone along the U.S. East Coast. [48]
Over the contiguous United States, total annual precipitation increased at an average rate of 6.1 percent per century since 1900, with the greatest increases within the East North Central climate region (11.6 percent per century) and the South (11.1 percent). Hawaii was the only region to show a decrease (−9.25 percent). [89]
In Southport, North Carolina, which received some 23 inches in 48 hours, the realities of the storm played out in real-time. During AccuWeather's live broadcast, ve
The following is a list of North Carolina weather records.North Carolina is located in the Southeastern United States.With the Appalachian Mountains in the western portions of the state, the Piedmont stretching nearly 300 miles across the central portions of the state, and the Coastal Plains and Atlantic Ocean in the eastern portions of the state, North Carolina has experienced many different ...