The NWS notified the WNC area at 11:21 a.m. that Helene has passed most of the area, but significant impacts including serious flooding continue. The storm is now located about 80 miles west-southwest of Asheville, centered over the Smoky Mountains and moving north at 32 mph.

At least 10 people have been reported dead in multiple states after Hurricane Helene tore into the US south-east

Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over