ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunriseon Saturday, Oct. 26,to sunsetonSunday, Oct. 27, to honor the 98 North Carolinians who lost their lives and mark the one-month anniversary since Hurricane Helene.
Helene struck the Western North Carolina region on Sept. 26, dumping an estimated 11 to 31 inches of rain in less than two days, triggering catastrophic flooding and more throughout the region.
The storm devastated hundreds of communities, damaging tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the affected WNC counties…