From Exit [55] To I News Reports in North Carolina

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has declared a state of emergency after catastrophic flooding hit swaths of East Tennessee courtesy of Hurricane Helene. Read More

There have been "multiple" fatalities as a result of Tropical Storm Helene in Buncombe County, officials say. No count was provided. Read More

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Residents in Clyde begin cleaning up on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 after massive flooding damaged dozens of homes and businesses. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed ... Read More

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Floodwaters pushed by remnants of Hurricane Helene have left North Carolina's largest mountain city isolated by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service. It was part of a swath of ... Read More

Flooding from Helene was greater than Tropical Storm Fred in August of 2021, the mountains in 2004 from Frances and Ivan, and in Upstate SC the Saluda River Basin flooding from 1949. Keep those in ... Read More

A Catawba County crash claimed the life of a Hickory man. The deceased is 24-year-old Mauricio Diaz Gomez. On Friday (September 27) at approximately 11:25 p.m., the North Carolina ... Read More

The remnants of Hurricane Helene that battered much of the Southeast, pummeled some of North Georgia, while barely hitting other spots there that had braced for much worse. Read More

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In North Carolina, more than 400 roads remained closed on Saturday as floodwaters began to recede and reveal the extent of damage. Read More

Devastating flooding, widespread power outages affect Polk County, Upstate POLK COUNTY-Friday morning, around 8:30 a.m., Tropical Storm Helene hit Polk County, the Upstate, and surrounding counties ... Read More

More than a foot of rain fell over a 48-hour window in many parts of North Carolina late week, leading to "catastrophic flooding across the western part of the state. Read More

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North Carolina is still adding up the damage done by the powerful ... including Interstates 26 and 40 around Asheville and dozens of closures along several other U.S. and N.C. highway routes. Flood ... Read More

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Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina's largest mountain city largely cut off Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath ... Read More

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a mudslide shut down I-40 just outside of Asheville Friday afternoon. On the North Carolina side of I-40, NCDOT said both eastbound and westbound ... Read More

Terrifying debris flow footage from the flooding in East Tennessee / Western North Carolina, the exact location of this video is unknown, video: ... Read More

Response crews are currently assisting residents and assessing damage in Catawba County in the wake of Helene. Significant flooding occurred in the Lookout ... Read More

First responders from Holly Springs and Apex teamed up to rescue a man whose vehicle became stuck in floodwater Friday afternoon in Holly Springs. Watch: Downed tree on Randleman Road in ... Read More

Waynesville firefighters search a car that was pinned by debris under a bridge on Richland Creek in Waynesville on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed ... Read More

CBS 17 Meteorologist Lance Blocker was on the ground in Rocky Mount when a 'significant tornado' touched down, heading north just at 1:31 p.m. Read More

Residents of Asheville, North Carolina, described '?complete pandemonium'? in their city after Helene brought several feet of floodwater and pushed large debris into streets overnight. Read More