We’re scratching our heads and thinking the recovery activities were actually more damaging than the storm itself," said a ...

Local officials report crowds disrupting flood recovery efforts, raising new questions about managing public access, privacy ...

Endangered aquatic species remain vulnerable nearly a year after the storm moved through Appalachia and the lower Midwest.

Helen Pace is a part of WNC Moms, a local non-profit that’s been helping children and families in the area recover from Helene. She was checking for new damage when we met her on Friday. “Last ...

Tropical Storm Helene, which hit Western North Carolina in September 2024, cause nearly $60 billion in damage and displaced thousands of residents. According to the state, Helene damaged 31,782 ...

US News Hail threatens to damage Helene-ravaged North Carolina ahead of flash flood risk By Andrew Wulfeck , Julian Atienza, FOX Weather Published May 8, 2025, 1:03 p.m. ET ...

Why WNC farms hit especially hard The report outlines ways in which Western North Carolina is especially vulnerable to an event like Helene, geographically and economically. "The majority of farms ...

A new report sheds light on the lasting impact of Tropical Storm Helene for the small farmers of Western North Carolina. The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, an Asheville-based nonprofit, ...

"We're also creating lower household energy demand to reduce the overall strain on the electrical grid." First-of-its-kind ...

Last fall, Hurricane Helene made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, before moving north. As the system stalled over Georgia ...