#NC < #Helene > www.bpr.org/arts-perform...

“I’m helping rebuild what was taken away,” Hannah Hedrick, Blue Ridge alum said.

More: blueridge.edu/2026/09/26/b...

@WeAreRKK #EducationElevated #WNC #Engineering #GoodJobs #Great58 #Engineering #NCStrong #GoodJobsWNC #Helene #HurricaneHelene #WNCRecovery #Engineers #HVL #AVL #TVL

“It’s really pure faith and absolute determination that this storm will not define our community.” ncnewsline.com/2026/09/25/m... #WNC #Helene #ncpol

As we hit the 2nd Anniversary of #Helene, I've got a lot to say, but not a whole lot of characters to say it

Instead, you can check out these 2 sites

1) A Story Map we produced at NCEI: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8887...

2) A 60-min interview I did: helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1...

“It’s really pure faith and absolute determination that this storm will not define our community.” #ncpol #Helene #Recovery #WNC #Housing

Right now, we are about to be invaded from the South by a Top3 strongest storm systems in recorded history he Pacific Ocean.

1) FEMA is broke.
2) Congress is gone
3) Trump is going to blame+ tariff Mexico instead of helping Americans.
⭐4) 🇺🇸Damage from #Polo will be exponentially worse than #Helene

Two years after Hurricane #Helene, western NC is still rebuilding. Damages hit nearly $60B in the state; #FEMA has committed $7.5B+. "These disasters don't discriminate based on connection, political affiliation, or income," says survivor Madison Maxwell.
#NorthCarolina

Renew NC, the state program to rebuild WNC homes after #Helene, got7,900 applications, but has returned only 157 families to homes. Gov. Josh Stein says lack of #FEMA funding means 2,100 applicants will remain unserved.
www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

Marshall, NC is open for business. #Helene

The Assembly: Renew NC, the state program created to repair and rebuild homes, got 7,900 applications from WNC. So far, only 157 of those families are back in their homes. #Helene
www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

As we are approaching the #Helene anniversary, I'm working on a big project to build an archive of Flood Events using PRISM and MRMS data, and doing some cool stuff with it.

More to come during the upcoming @nwas and @ametsoc annual meetings #StateOfFlood

Two Years After Helene: Western North Carolina Gathers to Remember, Rebuild, and Look Ahead wnctimes.com/article/two-... #WNC #WNCnews #WncMountains #Helene #WncMountsins #LocalNews #AshevilleEvents

The sad thing is that #NC has 2 red Senators, 10/14 Reps are GOP (including WNC where #Helene hit)

Need @roycoopernc.bsky.social to get in Senate

cc @carolinaforward.bsky.social

"Ow Infinity -- a promise, a dream, a decision to continue living, despite the fact that we continue being hurt"

That's the mantra that guided #sylvanEsso on their brand new album.

A lovely interview on #worldCafe that touches on:

- Hurricane #helene 's devastation of my home in North […]

Two years after #Helene, Western North Carolina is still rebuilding — homes, roads, businesses, public lands & lives. My 5-part anniversary series begins today, with more reporting through the week on what’s recovered, what's not & whether WNC will be ready when — not if — the next disaster comes.

Trump's Helene 'Joke' Stirs WNC: A Political Firestorm wnctimes.com/article/trum... #Trump #FEMA #Storm #Helene #WNCmountains #Asheville #FEMAFunding #NorthCarolina #Midterms #Elections #NCGovernorStein #RoyCooper #SenateRace #MichaelWhatley #JamieAgner #HeleneRecovery

Working on a story and update about the over 100-year-old New River Calvary Church after #Helene. youtu.be/1RAiAN4HQlQ... via @YouTube #FleetwoodNC #AsheCo #ncwx #wncwx #visitNC #NCStrong #wxbrad

Trump Conditions N.C. Disaster Aid on Senate Outcome, Drawing Sharp Rebuke from Stein Amid Ongoing Helene Recovery wnctimes.com/article/trum... #FEMA #Trump #Helene #HurricaneHelene #StormRecovery #MidTerms #NC #NCNews #WNCnews #Asheville #MichaelWhatley #Republicans #NCSenateRace #Roycooper