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In some places in Western North Carolina impacted by Helene, maps by First Street found roughly 10x the number of properties would have been in a 100-year flood zone category, if FEMA had been allowed to use more comprehensive and modern forecasting. Better maps could have resulted in more insurance coverage and flood prevention measures. [98]
An aerial view of people standing near destroyed and damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on Oct. 8, 2024, in Bat Cave, North Carolina.
A person looks at storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. - Sean Rayford/Getty Images ‘We all really need help here’
More than 150 deaths have been confirmed since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, including dozens in flood-stricken North Carolina. “Communities were wiped off the ...
Effects from Helene in South Carolina were less severe than in North Carolina. Helene made its closest approach to the state on September 27, 85 mi (137 km). [19] In Charleston, sustained winds reached 63 mph (101 km/h) and there was minor damage reported [2] Trees and street signs were blown down, and beach houses suffered shingle damage.
A week after Hurricane Helene tore through the U.S. Southeast and devastated western North Carolina with heavy rains and severe flooding, satellite images are showing the extent of the damage ...
More than 150 people have been killed and hundreds more remain missing across six states after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Southeast last week.. North Carolina, with 56 confirmed deaths ...
Helene left a widespread path of destruction across the Southeast -- from Florida's Big Bend to Asheville, North Carolina, nearly 400 miles from where the storm made landfall.