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Less than 1% of the North Carolina counties hardest hit by Helene were covered — and in South Carolina, it was even less, 0.3%. The NFIP, managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, ...
A drone view shows a flooded St. Armands Circle after the area was hit by Helene in Sarasota, Florida, Sept. 27, 2024, in this still image obtained from social media video. / Credit: Sarasota ...
When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds ...
The Town of Old Fort was particularly hit hard when the convergence of Mill Creek, and the Catawba River washed the center of the town away, causing significant damage to bridges, roads, and parts of I-40 along the Catawba River. [51] A primary road way, Catawba Ave, experienced a surge in flood waters due to multiple bridges across Mill River.
Less than 1% of households in the state’s hardest-hit inland counties are protected by the National Flood Insurance Program. ... thousands of residents in Helene-ravaged Western North Carolina ...
In total, just over 8 thousand people were affected by Helene. [44] In Columbus, a daily rainfall record was set with around 4 in (100 mm) of rain on September 26. Wind gusts in the city reached 38 mph (61 km/h), with gusts reaching 59 mph (95 km/h) in Macon, 76 mph (122 km/h) in Savannah, and 100 mph (160 km/h) in Augusta. [34] [48] [49]
The confirmed death toll in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where hard-hit Asheville is located, climbed to 40 on Monday. Helene's brutal toll: More than 100 dead; Biden to survey damage: Monday ...
Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph, leaving at least 59 people dead in five states, leveling ...