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National Park Service closes Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina due to Helene storm damage

Dashcam footage shot on Friday morning shows the moment a couple barely escaped a mudslide that came crashing onto Interstate-40 in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. (Courtesy: Alan Keffer via Storyful)

Damage caused by Helene has led to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina ^[2] to close, with no date available for reopening parts of the iconic road.

Helene ^[3] brought torrential rains to the Tar Heel State, dropping about four months’ worth of

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The FOX Forecast Center is watching an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf of Mexico and two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.

MIAMI – The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring the Gulf of Mexico, where an area of disturbed weather promises to make for some squally days similar to that of a nor’easter ^[1] with gusty winds ^[2], heavy rainfall and rough seas for Florida ^[3].

The wet

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The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring the Gulf of Mexico, where an area of disturbed weather promises to make for some squally days similar to that of a nor’easter with gusty winds, heavy rainfall and rough seas for Florida.

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MIAMI – The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring the Gulf of Mexico, where an area of disturbed weather promises to make for some squally days similar to that of a nor’easter ^[2] with gusty winds ^[3], heavy rainfall and rough seas for Florida ^[4].

The

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A group of neighbors in Hendersonville, North Carolina, stood in chest-deep floodwater from Helene to save cats and dogs from drowning. (Courtesy: David Rhode via Storyful)

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A group of neighbors in Hendersonville, North Carolina ^[2], stood in chest-deep floodwater from Helene ^[3] to save cats and dogs ^[4] from drowning.

Located south of Asheville, Hendersonville ^[5] saw torrential rain.David Rhode, who filmed the video, said the

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Photographer Matt Henson describes experiencing the deadly flooding in Asheville, North Carolina and documenting the aftermath. After Helene rolled through cellphone service was gone and for about 24 hours Henson said they had no way to communicate with the outside world.

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ASHEVILLE, N.C.– Matt Henson has lived in Asheville^[2], North Carolina, all his life but hardly recognizes his community after Hurricane Helene washed away homes^[3] and beloved staples of the vibrant mountain town.

More than 70 people are confirmed

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Hurricane Helene brought several feet of storm surge to Florida, including to this neighborhood in Cedar Key.

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Biologists, along with partners and the public, have been responding to reports of stranded manatees in Florida after Hurricane Helene struck Florida ^[2].

The Category 4 hurricane brought record storm surge and flooded many lakes and rivers, where manatees

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The eastbound and westbound Interstate 26 bridges near mile marker 40 in Unicoi County collapsed Friday during peak Hurricane Helene flooding.

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UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn.– New video and photos show the aftermath of catastrophic flooding ^[2] in one East Tennessee ^[3] county.

Two bridges in both the eastbound and westbound lanes on Interstate 26 near Erwin ^[4], Tennessee, collapsed Friday during the

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Impact Plastics, a Unicoi County, Tennessee, plastics factory, is under investigation following the tragic deaths of several employees during the Hurricane Helene flood.

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ERWIN, Tenn. – Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene ^[2], authorities are investigating an East Tennessee ^[3] plastics plant where numerous workers were swept away by floodwaters ^[4].

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation ^[5] (TBI) told FOX

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