Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy ...

PULASKI, Va. (WSET) — Claytor Lake State Park, a beloved tourist destination, has reopened just in time for the warm weather after suffering historic damage from Hurricane Helene last year.

The storm produced an estimated $78.7 billion in damage ... removed from Morse Park since Hurricane Helene. However, Mayor Carol Pritchett stated that the lake was “extremely unlikely ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority reopened the restored Douglas Tailwater campground near Sevierville, which sustained severe damage from Hurricane Helene ... poured into a lake with only a TVA ...

After months of cleanup following Hurricane Helene, Claytor Lake is slated to resume normal ... parking lots will need to be repaired due to damage caused by large equipment.

Susan Covington was “hysterical,” when she first saw a photo of her Charlotte home flooded with 6 feet of water after Hurricane Helene ... mention damage to Mountain Island Lake-area homes ...

Lake Lure is also grappling with its identity as a tourist destination. Helene came ahead of the area's peak fall colors, landing a major blow to a key season for Western North Carolina tourism.

SOUTH ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One month after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc ... The state budget office has estimated Helene’s damage and recovery needs at $53 billion. On Friday, the General ...

ABC11 got a look at the damage left behind in Bat Cave after Hurricane Helene. The community is part of Henderson County, near Chimney Rock and Lake Lure. Our crew rode along with the Bat Cave ...

After Hurricane Helene ... to visit Lake Lure, which is right next to Chimney Rock, the back roads were decorated with Trump flags and signs, often on top of obvious mudslide damage.

October 2, 2024: Destroyed homes are seen in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, after the passage of Hurricane Helene ... Harris prepared to survey the damage. LAKE LURE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER ...