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More than 200 people were reported rescued from flood waters in North Carolina following Heleneâs torrential rains with more expected in the coming days. Water levels in the Biltmore Village of Asheville reached the first story of many buildings.
Complete devastation has been unfolding in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene unleashed days of flooding. Images from Chimney Rock, located near Asheville, was one of the many cities destroyed by historic flooding.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned that sheâs seen reports of cars and even scooters that become exposed to salt water and exploded. Pinellas County warned residents if they have an electric vehicle or golf cart and it was exposed to salt water, it needs to be moved outside and away from your home by at least 50 feet.
Watch a road bridge collapse into the Nolichucky River, which surged with floodwater caused by remnants of Hurricane Helene on Saturday.
Residents of the Floridaâs Keaton Beach, whose coastal town bore the brunt of Hurricane Heleneâs eyewall Friday night, are now picking up the pieces of the devastation left behind by nearly 100 mph winds and storm surge that reached as high as 15-20 feet.
The City of Rock Mount said 15 people were injured during a tornado on Friday. The National Weather Service office in Raleigh estimated winds were 140 mph which is EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Officials said four of the injuries were considered to be serious.
Catastrophic floods poured through the mountain town of Asheville, causing mudslides, knocking out power and clean water supply and leaving many residents unaccounted for.
The area we'll have to watch extends from the western Caribbean into the southern Gulf. A similar weather pattern to the one that spit out Helene is forecast to develop over Central America.
The Southeast is still reeling from the deadly punch of Hurricane Helene, but attention will soon need to return to the Caribbean as the tropicsâ next act begins to brew.
Recovery efforts are ongoing in the Southeast as communities grapple with Hurricane Helene's devastation. The deadly storm's stubborn leftovers continue to cause widespread disruption.