north carolina hurricane news

Hurricane Helene scrambled the election in North Carolina

North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B

North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state.

Fast Company · 11h

Hurricane-ravaged Florida and North Carolina make changes to voting ahead of the election

In North Carolina, state officials have authorized different voting changes that will apply to the 25 counties that are under emergency orders because of the hurricane.

The New York Times · 1d

North Carolina County Overcounted Hurricane Helene Deaths by 30

Buncombe County, which includes Asheville, miscounted the deaths during a period when communications were severely hampered by the storm, the sheriff’s office said.

10hon MSN

A hurricane’s historic destruction hasn’t stopped North Carolina election workers and voters

Elections officials, poll workers and voters in western North Carolina have been adapting in the aftermath of Hurricane ...

CBS News15d

North Carolina Republican pushes back on hurricane misinformation: "Nobody can control the weather"

Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican, sent a letter to his constituents debunking the misinformation and conspiracy theories that have spread in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene ...

The New York Times21d

When the North Carolina Mountains Become Hurricane Alley

“People have to stop focusing just on landfall and understand that a tropical depression, after the hurricane is downgraded, is just as deadly.” In North Carolina, emergency managers for both ...

National Catholic Register22d

North Carolina Chancellor on Hurricane Helene Disaster: ‘It’s a Heartache’

Monsignor Patrick Winslow, the vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina — an area heavily impacted by the recent Hurricane Helene — said in an interview with ...

USA Today18d

Flyovers and satellite images: North Carolina, Florida before and after Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene has left a wake of death ... The storm wrought a level of destruction on western North Carolina not seen for over 100 years. Officials in North Carolina said deaths in the ...