WNC's Long Road: One Year After Hurricane Helene

What was supposed to be a weekend turned into a terrible disaster when record-breaking rain caused thousands of landslides and "1,000-year" floods in an area that wasn't ready for such destruction.he Road Ahead: An Unfinished Chapter. A year later, the recovery is at a difficult inflection point. The adrenaline of the initial emergency has faded, replaced by the crushing exhaustion of bureaucracy and uncertainty.The Anxiety of the Rain: For survivors, a thunderstorm is no longer just rain—it’s a