Hurricane Helene may be 'historic' for WNC, officials warn
2 storms including Hurricane Helene could bring up to 15 inches of rain to parts of WNC
Helene became a hurricane Wednesday and is expected to bring severe weather to WNC including potential serious flooding, outages and more.
Helene brings historic WNC floods: Hendersonville announces curfew beginning Sept. 27
The city of Hendersonville amended the city's state of emergency to include a curfew that lasts from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. beginning the night of Sept. 27.
Hurricane Helene may be 'historic' for WNC, officials warn; 7-plus inches of rain Sept. 25
Buncombe County officials are warning Hurricane Helene could bring 'historic' weather. A rain event already dropped over 7 inches of rain Sept. 25
Hurricane Helene will bring a '500-year flood' WNC officials say; 15K homes affected
Over 15,000 homes are expected to be impacted in Buncombe County, as officials anticipate floods that "rival or surpass" the floods of 1916.
Hurricane Helene live updates: at least 20 killed as hurricane center warns of ‘historic and catastrophic flooding’
Death toll continues to rise in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as Hurricane Helene tears into the US south-east
National Hurricane Center warns of Helene's life-threatening storm surge
The National Hurricane Center is raising the alarm about a life-threatening storm surge from Helene after it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday night. Some parts of Florida's Gulf Coast could see water levels above 15 feet.
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WNC Update - It’s Even Worse Than It Looked Saturday Night
T he situation in Western North Carolina, which we reported on Saturday morning, is only now starting to come into focus. The ...
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River levels in WNC: Flooding recorded at French Broad, Swannanoa; rivers still rising
Though Hurricane Helene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, its path toward WNC has left outages, flooding and ...
Gov. Cooper confirms 10 statewide deaths after Helene; rescue operations continue in WNC
Gov. Roy Cooper announced in a release that rescue and recovery operations are continuing to take place in Western North ...
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Buncombe’s lawsuit against HCA highlights struggle of patients in rural WNC hospitals
Buncombe County says Mission Hospital has an “understaffed” ER, which leaves county EMS workers waiting with patients for long time periods.
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WNC Helene Weather: NC State of Emergency; ‘Don’t wait for the worst’
Tropical storm and flood watches have been expanded across Western North Carolina, with a state of emergency issued amid ...
Major WNC roadways closed due to flooding, slides from Hurricane Helene
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says parts of Interstate 26 and 40 are closed due to storm damage from Helene ...
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Roads in WNC should be considered closed, NCDOT says
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says, "All roads in Western NC should be considered closed." The department ...
These WNC locations are among the 25 best in NC: Here's what Travel + Leisure says
The list included our very own Asheville, plus plenty of favorite natural areas and more. Here's what writers said.
Power crews gear up at WNC Ag Center as Hurricane Helene approaches
Hundreds of power crews are currently staged at the WNC Agricultural Center, ready to work as Hurricane Helene hits the ...