{"id":110577,"date":"2024-10-05T06:27:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T23:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110577"},"modified":"2024-10-05T06:27:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T23:27:42","slug":"north-carolina-family-thankful-to-be-alive-after-being-rescued-off-roof-during-helene-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110577","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina family &#8216;thankful to be alive&#8217; after being rescued off roof during Helene floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-76a97dcf0001598\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-76a97dcf0001598--34903590516.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-76a97dcf0001598--34903590516.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-76a97dcf0001598--34903590516.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-76a97dcf0001598--34903590516.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-76a97dcf0001598--34903590516.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-76a97dcf0001598--34903590516.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-76a97dcf0001598--34903590516.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"John Zara said he and his family are busy cleaning out their Swannanoa, North Carolina, home after they were saved from the roof of that home during Helene's horrific flooding.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">John Zara said he and his family are busy cleaning out their Swannanoa, North Carolina, home after they were saved from the roof of that home during Helene&#8217;s horrific flooding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>SWANNANOA, N.C. \u2013<\/strong> A family in hard-hit western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a> says they are &#8220;thankful to be alive&#8221; after Helene caused record flooding in the Tar Heel State, with many survivors wondering what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">John Zara said he and his family are busy cleaning out their home from mud and other debris about a week after the event.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;So, we had already kind of been at a saturation point for rain from the previous storm before that was on Wednesday and Thursday. And then there\u2019s those two systems kind of linked up. And I believe there was a dam that was opened or something of that nature,&#8221; Zara said. &#8220;And I\u2019d say within an hour or so, the water went from street level to inside my house and up to my chest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The combination of a frontal boundary and the remnants of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/helene-north-carolina-tennessee-georgia-recovery-death-toll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene<\/a> produced upwards of 3 feet of rainfall, with many observation sites reporting between 1-2 of rainfall during a five-day stretch.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The rainfall caused both the Swannanoa and the French Broad River to peak at record levels, beating heights last set in 1916, with valleys and low-lying areas the hardest hit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image featured-image-gallery\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"slides\">\n<ul class=\"slide-container\"><input id=\"img-1\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\" checked=\"checked\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/img_7163-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/img_7163-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/img_7163-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/img_7163-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/img_7163-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/img_7163-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/img_7163-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Asheville Animal Shelter Damaged in Helene's Floods\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-2\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Damage left behind after Hurricane Helene&#8217;s wrath in Asheville, North Carolina.<br \/>\n        <span>(Brother Wolf Animal Rescue)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-2\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2175520404-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2175520404-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2175520404-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2175520404-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2175520404-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2175520404-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2175520404-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A helicopter flies above a damaged structure in downtown Chimney Rock, North Carolina, October 2, 2024, after the passage of Hurricane Helene. The death toll from powerful storm Helene, which battered the southeastern United States, has climbed to more than 155, authorities said on October 1, as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris surveyed the damage. (Photo by Allison Joyce \/ AFP) (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-1\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-3\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        A helicopter flies above a damaged structure in downtown Chimney Rock, North Carolina, October 2, 2024, after the passage of Hurricane Helene. The death toll from powerful storm Helene, which battered the southeastern United States, has climbed to more than 155, authorities said on October 1, as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris surveyed the damage. (Photo by Allison Joyce \/ AFP) (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n        <span>(\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-3\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/img_1435-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/img_1435-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/img_1435-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Collapsed bridges on Interstate 26 in unicoi County, Tennessee.\u00a0<br \/>\n        <span>(101.7 KNOXVILLE, TN\/NANCY BARGER)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-4\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-10-02-at-5.37.15-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-10-02-at-5.37.15-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-10-02-at-5.37.15-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-10-02-at-5.37.15-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-10-02-at-5.37.15-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-10-02-at-5.37.15-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-10-02-at-5.37.15-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Flood in Hendersonville.\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-3\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-5\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Flood in Hendersonville.<br \/>\n        <span>(David Rhode via Storyful)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-5\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/hurricane-1-of-1-68.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/hurricane-1-of-1-68.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/hurricane-1-of-1-68.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/hurricane-1-of-1-68.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/hurricane-1-of-1-68.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/hurricane-1-of-1-68.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/hurricane-1-of-1-68.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Aftermath from Hurricane Helene flooding in Asheville, North Carolina.\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-4\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-6\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Aftermath from Hurricane Helene flooding in Asheville, North Carolina.<br \/>\n        <span>(Matty Media LLC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-6\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/hurricane-1-of-1-65.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/hurricane-1-of-1-65.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/hurricane-1-of-1-65.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/hurricane-1-of-1-65.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/hurricane-1-of-1-65.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/hurricane-1-of-1-65.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/hurricane-1-of-1-65.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Aftermath from Hurricane Helene flooding in Asheville, North Carolina.\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-5\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Aftermath from Hurricane Helene flooding in Asheville, North Carolina.<br \/>\n        <span>(Matty Media LLC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/helene-north-carolina-tennessee-georgia-recovery-death-toll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HELENE\u2019S DEADLY TOLL MOUNTS AS SEARCH FOR VICTIMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ENTERS ITS SECOND WEEK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Zara said that when the water began to rise, his family climbed to the roof of their home to avoid being trapped in a vulnerable location, where they might not have been easily spotted.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We were able to be rescued by some good Samaritans that lived behind us that had some kayaks,&#8221; Zara said. &#8220;And after they were able to save my two kids, my wife, and some neighbors. (Then) folks were kind of starting to hear some noise over there (across the street). And we realized that they were trapped in the attic and an additional home behind there\u2026 was also (people) in their attic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The State of North Carolina said hundreds of water rescues were performed by first responders, but the official count may never be known due to neighbors helping neighbors in the hours and days following the storm.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019re okay. You know, we\u2019re thankful to be alive,&#8221; said Zara. &#8220;And now without flood insurance and like most folks on our street, we are kind of left with tearing it out ourselves and do what we got to do to kind of start a rebuilding process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">John Arndt grabbed kayaks and helped pluck people from rooftops and help break through rooftops with an axe to free people trapped in their attics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just glad everyone&#8217;s safe. And I feel bad for everyone that lost everything,&#8221; Jon Arndt, one of the rescuers, said. &#8220;The whole neighborhood was there when we would bring people to shore. The whole neighborhood was there throwing ropes. Everybody was trying to help.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Many victims lack flood insurance<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/helene-flooding-extremen-asheville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HELENE DISASTER EXCEEDS DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE \u2018GREAT FLOOD OF 1916\u2019 IN NORTH CAROLINA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Zara family is not alone in now facing an extensive rebuilding process without insurance.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to FEMA data, most of the state\u2019s 10 million residents lack flood insurance, particularly in inland areas where large-scale disasters are seen as rare occurrences.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Residents without insurance can apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/assistance\/individual\/housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal assistance<\/a>, but the aid usually does not go far enough to cover the entire rebuilding process and is designed to help with emergency supplies, temporary housing and other essential needs.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/helene-flooding-extremen-asheville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preliminary damage projections from\u00a0Moody\u2019s Analytics<\/a> suggest\u00a0that the total impact could reach as high as $34 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The estimate would place Helene among the top 10 costliest cyclones to ever affect the Lower 48, but\u00a0falls well short of\u00a0disasters such as Katrina, Harvey and Ian.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I would have never thought it was possible. 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