
There is a Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Helene providing immediate federal help for 28 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Physical Damage and Economic Injury
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties, as well as The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians in North Carolina
Economic Injury Only
Cabarrus, Cherokee, Graham, Iredell, Surry, Union, and Yadkin
For additional information see the NC Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) website.
