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A satellite view shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024.
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.
A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
The death toll from Hurricane Helene rose to 17 6 on Wednesday as President Joe Biden directed the Pentagon to deploy up to 1,000 active-duty soldiers to North Carolina to help deliver food, water ...
Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas on July 8, 2024, causing 42 [1] deaths due to strong winds and heavy rainfall knocking over trees and causing drownings. . Hurricane Beryl was also significant for causing over 2.7 million households and businesses near the Gulf Coast, primarily in the Houston metropolitan area, to suffer from prolonged power outages during high temperatures ...
Location of Mount Airy Township in Surry County, N.C. Mount Airy Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 23,750 according to the 2020 census. [1] Geographically, Mount Airy Township occupies 43.1 square miles (112 km 2) in northern Surry County, with its northern ...
Olney Municipal Airport is three miles southwest of the city, [11] and includes the Air Tractor company with 450 employees, manufacturing agricultural aircraft. [12] The airport is the flight test site for the Carter PAV , [ 13 ] [ 14 ] as well as training for the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship .
The district encompasses 187 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding industrial and residential sections of Mount Airy. They were primarily built between about 1880 and 1930 and include notable examples of Late Victorian and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture.