Mountain strong: North Carolina marks the 2-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 1,487

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Before there was Helene, there was Katrina.

The destructive Category 5 hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005 convinced Alex Webber to move from Louisiana to the mountains of western North Carolina.

Webber thought she’d found a climate-safe area in the picturesque town of Marshall until 2024, when Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic flooding and landslides to her backyard.

This weekend marks the two-year anniversary of Helene, and Webber brushed away tears as she recounted 24 …

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