When Darlene Kurkendall closes her eyes, she imagines the walls of her house falling away. She sees the people in her community — friends, neighbors, family — swept out of sight by a horrendous heap ...

ASHEVILLE – In Swannanoa’s Grovemont neighborhood, nine landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024, all together, were more than 2 miles long. On average, the width of damage from ...

Hurricane Helene pushed the boundaries of what residents and scientists were prepared for in North Carolina. A new federal report is raising concerns over future landslide risks in the High Country ...

The cost of stabilizing the landslides in the Grovemont neighborhood in Swannanoa is estimated to cost $18.3 million. Buncombe County officials said they were working on developing a model for Western ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.

SEEKING STORIES: “Natural scientists felt the messaging before [Tropical Storm] Helene was clear, but we found that many people didn’t know landslides were a risk from hurricanes or didn’t realize ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WCIV) — Nearly a year since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the western Carolinas and Appalachia, recovery remains a central challenge. The catastrophic flooding led to ...

TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Hurricane Helene brought about historic rainfall to the region, amounts not seen in nearly a century, and in some cases, an all-time record amount. This record rainfall ...

Darlene Kurkendall walks along the scar of Hurricane Helene's deadliest landslide — which killed 13 in her home community of Craigtown. When Darlene Kurkendall closes her eyes, she imagines the walls ...