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On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane with a peak sustained windspeed of 140 mph. After inundating Florida with storm surge, Helene swept north into Georgia and then the Carolinas, before stalling over Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia and eventually dissipating.
However, it brought both tornado-strength winds and a deluge of rainfall that triggered flooding throughout the mountains and valleys of the Southeast. The hurricane was one of the deadliest and most destructive on record, causing more than 250 deaths and just under $80 billion in damage.
All across the Pisgah National Forest, as well as the other forests affected by Helene, thousands of trees were blown down. These trees, as they dry out, can become host to insects or disease that spread to other trees as well as extra fuel if a wildfire breaks out. Removing them is important to ensuring forest health and mitigating wildfire risk. (USDA Forest Service photo)
| Date Taken: | 03.20.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 09.23.2025 13:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9334262 |
| VIRIN: | 230320-U-D0276-1180 |
| Resolution: | 2000x1497 |
| Size: | 725.91 KB |
| Location: | US |
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