North Carolina family escapes mudslide headed straight for their house
A three-year-old's birthday was suddenly interrupted by the sound of a massive mudslide barreling toward a North Carolina family of four during Hurricane Helene.
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A three-year-old's birthday was suddenly interrupted by the sound of a massive mudslide barreling toward a North Carolina family of four during Hurricane Helene.
In the video, the camper can be seen being carried through the waters of the New River in the town before it is swept over the waterfall and completely disappears from view.
When a South Carolina father realized he might miss his daughter's wedding due to impassable roads after Helene, he made a remarkable decision to journey 17 miles through storm debris to walk his daughter down the aisle.
The couple's granddaughter called 911 with concern for the pair due to her grandfather being on an oxygen supply and her 85-year-old grandmother having mobility issues.
The Sun emitted the strongest solar flare in seven years Thursday, and space weather forecasters are watching to see what impacts this event has on Earth, including displays of the Northern Lights and implications for the power grid, radio communications and GPS.
The ingredients for the potential Gulf system are coming into focus, though it's looking less likely that it will turn into an organized tropical depression or tropical storm.
Embers of doubt have been extinguished as Hawaii officials determine the official cause of the devastating Lahaina wildfire last year that claimed at least 102 lives and caused significant damage.
Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene.
Flooding produced by Hurricane Helene around Asheville exceeded previous records set by catastrophic flooding in 1916. Within a week-long stretch in 1916, back-to-back hurricanes dropped more than 26 inches of rainfall. The death toll from Helene neared 100 in the Tar Heel State less than a week after the remnants of the hurricane moved through the Appalachians.
Damage caused by Helene has led to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina to close, with no date available for reopening parts of the iconic road.