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In the wake of Hurricane Helene's destructive path, Asheville, North Carolina, faces a harrowing reality of uprooted roads, flattened homes, and scarce resources. With over 40 fatalities in the ...
Jacob Sessoms, a longtime Asheville resident and owner of Table Restaurant, All Day Darling, and food & beverage director at The Radical Hotel, remembers the time after Hurricane Helene hit ...
Before Hurricane Helene completely gutted the inside of the McDonald's, customers were greeted with red oak tables, wrought iron railings, "and luminous chandeliers under a sweeping pressed-tin ...
Tracking Hurricane Helene's destruction: ... The French Broad River in Asheville peaked at 24.67 feet during Helene, breaking the previous record of 23.1 feet from July 1916.
When Hurricane Helene struck, Zubila Shafiq’s husband, Omar Khan, was one of more than 100 people who died in North Carolina amid catastrophic flooding. Shafiq pieces together what happened in a ...
Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy flooding. That's what Hurricane Helene did to western North Carolina last year.
Explore Helene knocked out Norfolk Southern tracks to and from Asheville. What’s known as the “AS Line” runs from Salisbury, North Carolina, to Morristown, Tennessee, and then into the rest ...
A view of the damaged area devastated by the heavy rains and flooding after Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina, September 30, 2024. Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images.
After an initial rejection and amendment of its required Hurricane Helene recovery plan as it seeks more than $200 million in federal funds, the City of Asheville, North Carolina’s revised plan ...
Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning. Season 2025 Episode 6 | 54m 23s Video has Closed Captions | CC. How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.
Asheville's River Arts District has transformed into a model of resilience and growth after Hurricane Helene ripped through it. Author: Jane Monreal Published: 2:38 PM EDT May 27, 2025 ...