Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina ... This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding.

With a rainy week ahead as of Tuesday, May 27, the National Weather Service warns of some flood risk in the Western NC region.

Relief workers are rushing aid to Asheville and nearby ... Helene caused severe flooding across the southeastern portion of the U.S., but North Carolina was hit particularly hard.

Power outages and life-threatening flash flooding were reported in the western part of the state. In many areas in North Carolina, like Chimney Rock and Asheville, residents saw heavy rain.

An updated flood watch was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Tuesday at 4:32 p.m. in effect until 8 p.m. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.

The remnants of Hurricane Helene were not the only factor that contributed to the severity of the flooding that struck the mountain community of Asheville, North Carolina. Several conditions in ...

Relief efforts are underway as North ... South Carolina." "Destruction and loss of life was widespread along both rivers." As previously reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times, flood currents ...

Flooding brought by Tropical Storm Helene is causing residents in Asheville, North Carolina, and surrounding towns to experience the worst natural disaster in their lifetimes. I traveled to the ...

22.22 inches of rain fell over parts of Western North Carolina. Deadly devestation followed. A photo of submerged Asheville Railroad cars during the 1916 flood. "The French Broad river ...