Raleigh News & Observer14h
NCDOT knew I-40 would flood in Asheville 2 days before Helene hit. Here’s how
Water from the French Broad River covers Interstate 40 just east of where it crosses the river on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ...
Asheville Watchdog4d
FEMA aid pours in: Which areas are getting the most money?
Based on images of devastating flooding and national news reports showing parts of Asheville under water, you might assume ...
OKC Thunder Wire7d
Let cleanup begin: How North Carolina's debris ended up in Douglas Lake during Helene
Three rivers that swelled to deadly levels during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27 – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon – ...
Six weeks later, the work is nowhere near done in Western North Carolina
An hour west, in the small town of Marshall, the National Guard is very visible right now. "A lot of what you're hearing in ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
Hurricane Helene Battered the ‘Salamander Capital of the World’ With Floods and Landslides. Will the Beloved Amphibians Survive the Aftermath?
When Hurricane Helene hit Valle Crucis in North Carolina, the creek across the Watauga River was already overflowing from 11 ...
OKC Thunder Wire14d
Asheville's Riverside Cemetery has more than 50 downed, leaning trees post-Helene
The cemetery, which sits not far from the French Broad River, separated by Riverside Drive and I-26 ... But after Tropical ...
The Transylvania Times16d
Hurricane Helene and the French Broad River
I have watched every major flood at the Forks of the River since 1995. This geographic location is mile marker zero or the birthplace of the French Broad River. The reason for the ongoing tradition is ...
Fox 5 NY17d
Western North Carolina white-water rafters raced against time to save people from Helene’s flooding
MADISON COUNTY, N.C. - Experienced white-water rafters in North Carolina spent more than two weeks on the French Broad River after Hurricane Helene's flooding, rescuing their neighbors in extreme ...
The Mountaineer18d
Boy Scout Troop journeys along the French Broad just before the flood
Before the flood ravaged the French Broad River, Haywood Boy Scout Troop 370 completed 20-mile overnight canoe and kayaking trip in mid-September along the river in Transylvania County — a two-day ...