North Carolina, Hurricane Helene

Clean water has returned to Asheville, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene
The boil water advisory for Asheville, North Carolina, residents has been lifted after Helene damaged the city's distribution system nearly two months ago.
Helene causes historic flooding in western North Carolina, here's how it happened
Tropical Storm Helene brought unprecedented flooding to western North Carolina, devastating communities and breaking historical records.
Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene
More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina are now allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets.
Western North Carolina sees most rain since devastating Helene floods
Heavy rain fell across parts of western North Carlina on Thursday for the first time since the devastating flooding event from Hurricane Helene and many continue to rebuild their homes.
Traffic could be flowing on I-40 in far-western North Carolina by New Year's
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it aims to have one lane open in each direction by Jan. 1.
Western North Carolina inn owner on road to recovery after Helene
When something hasn’t happened in more than a century, you can understand why it’s not top of mind for some folks. And then when it happens, you wonder why you didn’t see it coming. When Hurricane Helene dropped a couple of feet of water on the North Carolina mountains over a day or
Asheville lifts boil water notice for first time since Helene flooding
Asheville residents were told Monday that the water is safe to drink again nearly two months after Hurricane Helene caused flooding and damaged the water system.
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Even as conditions across western North Carolina improve, potable water remains a challenge for some
Since the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina’s mountains, flooding rivers and damaging water systems, the demand for drinking water wells has soared in Buncombe ...
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Western North Carolina lost 822,000 acres of forest in Helene
(WSBTV.com News Staff) By Michelle Alfini, wsoctv.com November 13, 2024 at 2:04 pm EST ASHEVILLE, N.C. — According to a ...
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Water Contamination Warning for North Carolina After Hurricane Helene
Western North Carolina has been particularly hard hit by flooding, which has affected many residents' access to clean water. Experts have warned that residents with private wells should boil ...
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North Carolina Government Calculates Hurricane Helene Damages, Needs at Least $53B
North Carolina Government Calculates Hurricane Helene Damages, Needs at Least $53B RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North ...
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Why Western North Carolina Spurned Flood Control Measures Decades Ago
Both Hurricane Helene and the storm of 1916 moved in from Florida’s Gulf Coast and worked up to North Carolina ... there was widespread flooding, damage, and death. The last serious effort ...
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It could take decades for nature to heal from Helene in Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina is also "known to have many species ... "With the loss of multiple bridges due to flooding, it is unknown whether these roosts and bats survived the storm, and it will ...
100+ tickets in a day for big rigs in North Carolina mountains; semi trucks get stuck, flip, slide off small roads during I-40 closure, officials warn
North Carolina transportation officials cautioned about oversized trucks using narrow, twisting roads with some seen stuck, ...