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In September 2024, Burnsville and the surrounding area was heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene and subsequent storm-induced landslides, resulting in devastating property and infrastructure damage to Yancey, Mitchell, and Avery Counties. Officials reported the damages and repairs to the area to be over $50 billion.
Farther west of Red Hill, in the town of Burnsville, more than 100 people stood in line at a grocery store for food. At another location, people clustered around an emergency relief Wi-Fi site.
[75] [76] [77] Specific search and rescue teams were deployed to search for missing animals such as horses, dogs, cats, and guinea pigs. [78] Workers and rescuers found that the animals at the Western North Carolina Nature Center were unharmed and the majority of the damage was to surrounding trees and fencing. [79]
The French Broad River breaks its banks Asheville on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
A look at Charlotte and western North Carolina as Hurricane Helene moves through the region. ... Waynesville firefighters search a car that was pinned by debris under a bridge on Richland Creek in ...
September 3, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes just east of the Outer Banks, inundating portions of North Carolina Highway 12 with storm surge and producing hurricane-force wind gusts that severely damaged six houses. Moderate crop damage was reported further inland, and monetary damage in the state reached $2.5 million (2010 USD). [50]
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Helene for Sunday, Sept. 29. For the latest news on the storm, view our live updates file for Monday, Sept. 30. ASHEVILLE, N.C. − More ...
A bridge and road are washed away in Bee Log, Burnsville, North Carolina, October 6, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)