Updates: NC school districts close due to Helene
Several western North Carolina school districts will be closed for students and staff over the coming days due to the effects of Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene
Death toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolina and Florida digs out
The southeastern U.S. is grappling with rising death tolls and a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm has killed at least 84 people across several states.
At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast
Massive rains brought by Hurricane Helene have left many people stranded or homeless as the cleanup begins from the monster tempest that killed at least 64 people. Helene has caused billions of dollars in destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S.
Asheville isolated after Helene wrecked roads, knocked out power and cell service
Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina's largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone se
Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins
More than 60 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions were without power. Widespread flooding and landslides and cellular outages in western North Carolina impeded rescues.
A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians
Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to flood parts of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley. Dozens of storm-related deaths were reported in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
A meteorologist in Atlanta rescued a woman from Helene floodwaters on camera
FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen was broadcasting from Atlanta early this morning when he heard a woman crying for help in the dark.
Abnormally warm water helped Helene rapidly intensify and suck up moisture
Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture.
The Coast Guard save a man and his dog from a sinking boat off the coast of Florida
Before Helene even made landfall in Florida, authorities conducted a dramatic rescue operation: The U.S. Coast Guard saved a man whose sailboat started taking on water off the coast of Sanibel Island.
Exactly 66 years ago, another Hurricane Helene rocked the Carolinas
Hurricane Helene raked the coast of the Carolinas on September 27, 1958, but did not actually make landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center.