Duke Energy

Suffolk

Asheville bar, neighbors fill aid gaps left by Helene devastation

ASHEVILLE – At the no-frills neighborhood bar The Odd, they sat in the dark, slinging hot food from gas grills. A line snaked through the door and past the wooden fence that lines the patio at the West Asheville meeting…

October 5, 2024 Caradoc Wyn

Duluth

How deadly was Helene in North Carolina, Asheville? Using the numbers

It may be hard to believe, but it has been a week since Tropical Storm Helene hit western North Carolina, leaving behind destruction, death and now a sense of uncertainty about the future in the cities that are working tirelessly…

October 4, 2024 Eira Gwyneth

Massachusetts

Asheville, NC, isolated by flooding. Latest news about electricity, cells and more

Communities across western North Carolina are recovering after strong storms, heavy rains and severe flooding hit the state, leaving “biblical devastation,” authorities said. Tropical Storm Helene swept across the region on September 27th, causing massive power outages, dam and reservoir…

September 29, 2024 Idris Bevan

New Jersey

View aerial photos of Biltmore Village

Flooding in Asheville, North Carolina: Biltmore Village is under water after Helene The historic Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina was under water after Helene raced through the area. Buncombe County officials announced Sept. 26 that residents of Biltmore Village…

September 29, 2024 Seren Anwen

Suffolk

Cleanup efforts are underway after strong winds in Helene hit the Greater Cincinnati area

View storm damage in the Cincinnati area The remnants of Hurricane Helene brought strong winds and rain that left thousands of people without power in the Greater Cincinnati area on Friday. Remnants of Hurricane Helene swept through Greater Cincinnati on…

September 28, 2024 Caradoc Wyn

Washington

Cocke County, Newport TN evacuated following flooding in Helene

(This report has been updated with new information.) Officials in Cocke County ordered all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately after 3 p.m. on September 27 after reports that a dam in North Carolina had “suffered a catastrophic failure,” despite…

September 27, 2024 Madoc Meredith

Duluth

Evacuations ordered in Cocke County, Newport after false alarm of ‘catastrophic’ dam failure

(This report has been updated with new information.) Officials in Cocke County ordered all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately after 3 p.m. on September 27 after reports that a dam in North Carolina had “suffered a catastrophic failure,” despite…

September 27, 2024 Eira Gwyneth

Washington

Two failing dams in North Carolina are forcing urgent evacuations after days of heavy rain

At least two major dams in North Carolina were compromised or at risk of failing Friday, requiring evacuations after Hurricane Helene flooded the region. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency shared a warning Friday afternoon from Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis…

September 27, 2024 Madoc Meredith

Alabama

Buncombe Co. is facing an active natural disaster

Helene, still dangerous, was downgraded to a tropical storm in Georgia At least four people have died from Storm Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm and was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday morning. Editor’s note:…

September 27, 2024 Idris Bevan

Enterprise

Tropical Storm Helene hits western North Carolina

Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida Strong wind gusts, heavy rain and waves devastated parts of Florida as Hurricane Helene approached. Western North Carolina has begun to feel the effects of Helene, which has since been downgraded to a tropical storm…