When the remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed western North Carolina, ... Greensboro-based Duke Energy Lineman Supervisor Seth Caison spent weeks in the field, ...

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.

Eight months after Hurricane Helene, communities in western North Carolina still see evidence of the storm's destruction. For many, the biggest problem remains finding an affordable place to live.

Chimney Rock, N.C., a popular tourist destination, is hoping to welcome back visitors this summer. But nearly eight months after Hurricane Helene destroyed it, an uncertain future remains.

USA TODAY spoke with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan about what you should do to prepare for hurricane season, which starts June 1.

No one could have foreseen how traumatic Hurricane Helene would be for so many people in so many states, but it underscores precisely why National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan ...

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 ...

Explore Six months after Hurricane Helene, Georgia farmers say they need help. And fast. Pressure to reach an agreement is building. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Atlanta, wrote to Harper in a May 20 ...

Hurricane Helene devastated their community. But they stepped up to bring hope. During Hurricane Helene, Corinne, Jen, and Katie each found unique ways to step up and uplift their Asheville, NC ...

The Atlanta-based railroad operates more than 1,100 miles of tracks in North Carolina, and the hurricane forced it to rebuild 13 miles of it between Newport, Tennessee, and Asheville, North Carolina.

Hurricane Helene, Category 4, came across Georgia in late September. It brought severe winds, heavy rain, surges of 15-20 feet and mass flooding. Helene caused 220 deaths total, 37 of them in Georgia.

Hurricane Helene formed in the Gulf of Mexico, since renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America, in September 2024. The storm first made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Sept. 26 as a ...