The near-record-breaking size, storm surge, winds and rainfall of Hurricane Helene turned it into an almost unimaginable disaster that stretched more than 500 miles inland from the Florida coast.

Torrential rains from Hurricane Helene swamped communities in the mountainous western part of the state. After Hurricane Helene, western North Carolina faced severe flooding that devastated communities,

Nearly 2 weeks ago, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category 4 hurricane on the Florida Big Bend Coast and brought catastrophic flooding as far inland as the southern Appalachians. This left thousands without running water or cell service,