6 days ago · Hurricane Helene, large, catastrophic tropical cyclone notable for its rapid intensification that ultimately produced a wide swath of damage and loss of life that extended from northwestern Florida, where the storm made landfall on September 26, 2024, to Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Oct 8, 2024 · Just over a week ago, Hurricane Helene swept through East Tennessee, bringing with it flash floods, mudslides and destruction. The havoc of the storm left communities devastated; many spent...

Oct 2, 2024 · In East Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee viewed a buckled road damaged by the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Photo: Brandon Hull/Office of the Governor)

Gov. Lee Announces Helene Emergency Assistance Loans (HEAL) Program; Federal Disaster Declaration Granted to Counties Recovering From Flooding in Northeast Tennessee; TDEC Issues Temporary Water Contact Advisories for East Tennessee Areas Affected by …

Oct 1, 2024 · Heavy rainfall and widespread flooding made Hurricane Helene more than a generational storm for Southern Appalachia. But what characteristics of the region intensified the billions in damage and...

Hurricane Helene produced catastrophic flooding across parts of the Appalachian mountain region of the CONUS. The hardest hit areas were in northeast Tennessee, western North Carolina, and southwest Virginia.

There is no longer a potential imminent breach of a Tennessee dam after Hurricane Helene, an official with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said today.

Across Middle Tennessee, Helene brought widespread heavy rainfall of 2" to 6" over a four-day period from Thursday, September 26 to Sunday, September 30. Many areas received more rainfall in these few days than they typically see in the entire month of September.

Sep 26, 2024 · Hurricane Helene has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane and is currently impacting the southeastern U.S. Once Helene makes landfall, it will rapidly travel to Tennessee with impacts beginning this evening to Friday morning and lasting throughout the weekend.

Sep 27, 2024 · The remnants of tropical cyclone Helene will continue to impact Tennessee with greatest impacts lasting through Friday night. Heavy rain and flooding are the primary concerns from this tropical system.