'A beacon of hope': Biltmore one year after Helene
The Estate was open to visitors again only five weeks after the storm - just in time for Christmas.
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The Estate was open to visitors again only five weeks after the storm - just in time for Christmas.
Dangerous tropical weather brewed Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful Category 4 hurricane.
One year after Helene tore through western North Carolina, there's one person still listed as missing in Avery County. Jessica Meidinger's family continues to search for answers after their mother was swept away in Elk Park
"While the storm's arrival, speed, and intensity remain hard to predict, we do know that it will bring significant wind, heavy rainfall, and flooding across the ENTIRE state of South Carolina," says Gov. McMaster.
Humberto roared to a major Category 3 hurricane on Friday and was expected to gain even more strength over the next couple of days.
βThe amount of history weβve that weβve lived in 365 short days is just crazy," says Travis Frizsell.
We see it all too often this time of year. Wildfires raging across beautiful landmarks like Pilot Mountain - and theyβre almost always caused by human carelessness.
Invest 94L is the designation for the tropical wave that will likely become Tropical Storm Imelda. The forecast is still uncertain, but potential impacts could arrive to the Carolinas early next week.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two areas north of the Caribbean for potential tropical development over the coming days - one of which could impact the Carolinas early next week.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle will likely become only the second Atlantic hurricane of the year as it swirls northeast of the Caribbean this weekend.
Erin is not the strongest nor the largest storm to develop in the Atlantic, but it is part of an alarming trend.
Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of Erin, the yearβs first Atlantic hurricane.
Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains whipped the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
After undergoing rapid strengthening overnight Friday into Saturday, Hurricane Erin is now a Category 5 storm with core winds approaching 160 mph.
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.
A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday.
