A popular section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened on April 4, following repairs from Hurricane Helene.
The National Hurricane Center publishes a report after every tropical system with this report denoting numerous historic records set by the Sept. storm.
One woman has taken it upon herself to search for the remains of her Mitchell County cousin, who is believed to have been ...
Six months after Helene wreaked havoc on Western North Carolina, roughly one-third of the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway remains ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from mile marker 411.9-423 due to potential wildfire hazards, Helene damage. The Shining Rock Designated Wilderness Area and a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway ...
When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina torrential ... 106 deaths in the area and tens of billions of dollars worth of damage to roads, buildings, farms, and homes. In the hours following ...
“Our crews are having to spend a lot of time cutting through downed trees with chainsaws just to get to where the fire is, to begin to establish containment lines,” NC Forest Service ...
The report states the storm moved quickly, and the strong winds caused significant damage, epecially in the Carolinas. Some towns in Western North Carolina as still recovering from Helene.
The park was closed because of damage to trails after the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina. Richard Stradling [email protected] State parks employees from ...