NC Department of Transportation urges people to avoid travel in western North Carolina
Roads in the heavily-impacted western part of the state should be considered closed and non-emergency travel is currently prohibited.
Tropical Storm 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.
FEMA says supplies are on the way to battered western NC
Multi-agency efforts to clear the roads leading into western North Carolina and deliver supplies to those affected by Hurricane Helene continued through the weekend. 
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