Why was Asheville and North Carolina flooding so bad? Rare weather events and climate change are to blame
Helene produced such a large amount of rainfall due in part to a predecessor event, small (relative to a hurricane) regions of heavy rainfall produced ahead of a hurricane. These rainfalls produce a band of "deep tropical moisture" which, when mixed with a hurricane, cause significant rainfall.
Officials said Sunday they're waiting to release information about deaths because residents still lack phone access.
Relief efforts continue in Asheville and Western North Carolina following the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Helene.
The flood disaster was spurred by multiple waves of excessive rain, the region’s steep terrain and a record-setting flow of ...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper predicted the toll would rise as rescuers reached areas isolated by collapsed roads and ...
Helene’s rainfall would have been enough to cause flooding anywhere, but it was exacerbated by a weather front that had ...
Residents of western North Carolina are lining up for water and food, hunting for cell signals and slogging buckets from ...
The North Carolina State Climate Office explains how the "monster storm" left unprecedented damage that will likely "take ...
The death toll after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast has reached at least 121 across ...
It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins ...
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