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Over 40 trillion gallons (151 trillion liters) of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene.
Ed Clark, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Water Center in Alabama, described it as an “astronomical amount of precipitation,” adding that he had never seen anything like it in his 25 years working in the weather service.
The impact of that volume of water—which is enough to fill more than 60 million Olympic-size swimming pools—resulted in 140 deaths across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia after the storm made landfall on September 26, CNN reported Tuesday (October 1).
At least 40 of those fatalities occurred in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Meteorologists estimate that Hurricane Helene resulted from a combination of two or three storm systems, with some suggesting that worsening climate change may also explain why the storm was “wetter and warmer” than other tropical storms affecting North Carolina.
Below, Bored Panda has compiled a selection of photos and videos capturing the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast.
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#1
A US Coast Guard Rescue Of A Man And His Dog
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Two Forgotten Dogs Get Rescued From Their Kennels
Christina B 1 year ago
This breaks my heart, that anyone could leave their dogs like this.... but thank goodness for those rescuers
#4
A North Carolina Resident Surrounded By Floodwaters
#5
A Car Catches Fire After A Garage Floods
#6
An Alligator Hunting A Lizard
#7
Alligators Out And About
#9
A Man Kayaking In The Middle Of His Living Room
#10
The Aftermath Of The Storm At A Beach Rental Home
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago (edited)
Part of the problem with why insurance rates are so high is because we insist on rebuilding in disaster prone areas. I get that living on the coast is cool but after a hurricane or two, get a clue. It’s one thing to need to live on the coast, another thing to have a second home or whatever. If we stopped paying out disaster relief, you’d see al lot of those homes disappear.
#11
Alligators On The Front Porch
detective miller's hat 1 year ago
poor gator, he's probably wondering "where the hell did my swamp go?!?"
#13
A Man Making The Most Of His Vacation
#14
A Man Has A Drink While A Capsized Boat Washes Ashore
#15
Another Flooded Living Room
#16
Hurricane-Themed Cakes
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tracy black 1 year ago
i think that this is in very poor taste for you who dont live in the eastern parts of tn or western nc where it hit the hardest you dont understand the devastation here we are not an area prepared for hurricanes as we are 5 hours from the nearest beach this wiped out entire communities not just flooded them totally took homes and businesses off into the river there are still over 100 people missing
SweetCheesySpaghetti 1 year ago
Those of us who live on the gulf coast got the worst flooding we have seen in over 100 years. Trust me, we get it. I'm so sorry to your communities, and send you all the love and strength I can muster.
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Rob D 1 year ago (edited)
I'm a Floridian, I get it. But I no longer see the aftermath of hurricanes. I see the aftermath of voting republican/climate change denial. And I hope they remember, FEMA is a socialist program. If you vote against safety nets, you should be told to f**k off when you need them. I have the exact same message of "christian compassion" for Republican natural disaster victims as they do for a woman with an unplanned pregnancy..."boo-fing-hoo, YOU should've made better choices."
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
The idiots who denied climate change will stop pretending it's not happening and start blaming scientists for doing nothing to prevent it. If you don't think they would, recall that in 2009 ignorant idiots blamed seismologists for deaths caused by an earthquake. The scientists were falsely convicted of manslaughter and sent to prison. [ https://www.science.org/content/article/seven-year-legal-saga-ends-italian-official-cleared-manslaughter-earthquake-trial ]
SweetCheesySpaghetti 1 year ago
I'm concerned about the people fully convinced that the government is to blame.
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tracy black 1 year ago
i think that this is in very poor taste for you who dont live in the eastern parts of tn or western nc where it hit the hardest you dont understand the devastation here we are not an area prepared for hurricanes as we are 5 hours from the nearest beach this wiped out entire communities not just flooded them totally took homes and businesses off into the river there are still over 100 people missing
SweetCheesySpaghetti 1 year ago
Those of us who live on the gulf coast got the worst flooding we have seen in over 100 years. Trust me, we get it. I'm so sorry to your communities, and send you all the love and strength I can muster.
Load More Replies... Rob D 1 year ago (edited)
I'm a Floridian, I get it. But I no longer see the aftermath of hurricanes. I see the aftermath of voting republican/climate change denial. And I hope they remember, FEMA is a socialist program. If you vote against safety nets, you should be told to f**k off when you need them. I have the exact same message of "christian compassion" for Republican natural disaster victims as they do for a woman with an unplanned pregnancy..."boo-fing-hoo, YOU should've made better choices."
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
The idiots who denied climate change will stop pretending it's not happening and start blaming scientists for doing nothing to prevent it. If you don't think they would, recall that in 2009 ignorant idiots blamed seismologists for deaths caused by an earthquake. The scientists were falsely convicted of manslaughter and sent to prison. [ https://www.science.org/content/article/seven-year-legal-saga-ends-italian-official-cleared-manslaughter-earthquake-trial ]
SweetCheesySpaghetti 1 year ago
I'm concerned about the people fully convinced that the government is to blame.
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