North Carolina is under a State of Emergency as Helene hits the state. Helene threatens to bring significant impacts to the state, including flash flooding, numerous landslides, damaging debris flows,

Panicked local officials initially said the Waterville Dam and the Lake Lure Dam had burst, but both were reportedly still holding as of Friday afternoon

Some of the worst regional impacts from Tropical Storm Helene were felt across the North Carolina mountains, including in Asheville, where flooding in downtown remained a threat, and in Lake Lure, whe