Two wildfires over 2,900 acres in Polk County are uncontained while another at 152 acres is 50 percent contained.

When Hurricane Helene hit western North ... western North Carolina. The storm is blamed for at least 106 deaths in the area and tens of billions of dollars worth of damage to roads, buildings ...

Turbulent weather is expected in Western North Carolina over the next several days ... producing Isolated wind damage." Though Horne said no widespread or severe flooding is expected, he added ...