Why was Asheville, North Carolina flooding so bad? Rare weather events and climate change are to blame
Helene produced such a large amount of rainfall due in part to a predecessor event, small (relative to a hurricane) regions of heavy rainfall produced ahead of a hurricane. These rainfalls produce a band of "deep tropical moisture" which, when mixed with a hurricane, cause significant rainfall.
Updated: See photos, videos of flooding in Asheville, western North Carolina after Helene
The National Weather Service said Helene had cleared most of the Western North Carolina area by 11:21 a.m. Friday, but significant impacts including serious flooding were expected to continue into the weekend. Numerous areas and cities along the French Broad River are experiencing flooding and the river continues to rise.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper predicted the death toll would rise as rescuers reached areas isolated by collapsed roads and ...
Photos and videos captured the "biblical devastation" in Asheville, North Carolina as residents scramble to find resources ...
In the midst of the devastating destruction left by the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, human ...
Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene ...
With Hurricane Helene finally out of the picture, the true extent of the devastation and loss of life in Asheville, North ...
An army of nurses, doctors and supplies descend on Asheville area hospitals besieged by patients after deadly flood.
Asheville is beginning to recover from Hurricane Helene. Here's how notable locations around the city are faring.
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