#HurricaneMilton made landfall in #SiestaKey, #Florida, on #ThisDayInHistory in 2024. Tied with 2005's #HurricaneRita as the most intense #TropicalCyclone in the recorded in the #GulfOfMexico, it killed 45 people, and came just two weeks after the even-deadlier #HurricaneHelene.

Trump was "involved" in the North Carolina hurricane. He can't remember Hurricane Helene. "One of the great water hurricanes of all time," in terms of wetness. All hurricanes have water. So do tornadoes. Redundancy School of Redundancy.

#Trump #hurricane #NorthCarolina #HurricaneHelene

Baby Boomers Are Leaving Florida for the Carolinas
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#babyBoomers #charleston #citizensPropertyInsuranceCorporation #florida #gainesville-ocala #housingCosts #hurricaneHelene #incomeTax #myrtleB

Repair and rebuild still continues 2 years later after #HurricaneHelene. This video details the work they continue to do on I40 (Interstate 40 which connects TN and NC in the south of the mountains near Asheville, NC). #i40 #helene #rebuild #WNCstrong

"In the book, 11 different stories are told, each from the perspective of a different person or family in North Carolina..."
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #HurricaneHelene

Behavioral health impacts last long after a disaster. After #HurricaneHelene, ASPR and partners held a Behavioral Health Education Forum, equipping educators with school-based tools and 110+ strategies to support students, strengthen staff well-being, and rebuild connections.
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"Without your help, I wouldn't be able to know that I can stay strong."

In communities impacted by Hurricane Helene two years ago, UMCOR is there.

#BeUMC #HurricaneHelene #Helene #HeleneDisasterResponse #HeleneStrong

#HurricaneHelene is estimated to have damaged nearly 7,000 private roads and bridges in WNC. Two years later, many restoration projects are complete, but the journey hasn’t been easy —and isn’t over for others. Read or listen to Alice and Gary Stevens' story in The Voice.

✍️: Abby Hassler

Beyond Rebuilding: State Launches Long-Term Plan for WNC's Economic Future wnctimes.com/.../beyond-r.... #helene #StormRecovery #NorthCarolina #WNC #WNCnews #HurricaneHelene #LocalNews #localbusiness #localbusiness #ncnews

Two Years After #HurricaneHelene, People Are Still Allowed to Live in Harm’s Way

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Two years after the devastation of Hurricane Helene, NC remains unbroken. Despite Donald Trump’s threats to withhold FEMA funds if Whatley loses, we will show Trump and Virginia Foxx that North Carolina always rebuilds stronger than ever.
#ncpol #wnc #hurricanehelene #fema

Read or listen to this story in The Appalachian Voice about what happens when a rural county loses its only 24/7 emergency care provider in East Tennessee. #UnicoiCounty #HurricaneHelene

✍️: Gerald Witt

#NorthCarolina #HurricaneHelene #disinformation #PublicSafety

'Disinformation—the deliberate spreading of falsehoods—about malicious intentions or neglect on the part of emergency management agencies became one of the key storylines after Helene.'

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#hurricanehelene #mountainstrong

Remembering on this 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Helene, and what #MountainStrong means to me.

Thanks Tristan, I have some clementines to share with your family today.

#hurricanehelene #communitycare #climatecatastrophe #Asheville