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FILE - Men walk down a street flooded by Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

FILE - Men walk down a street flooded by Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

October 1, 2024, 1:30pm Latest News

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts. Read story

Debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Asheville, N.C.

Hurricane Helene’s death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors

Debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Asheville, N.C.

October 1, 2024, 12:40pm Latest News

Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: October heralds sunny days and cool, crisp nights

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

October 1, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Welcome to the new month of October and all its colorful glory as our local countryside becomes ablaze with the annual array of red, orange and yellows scattered among the native evergreen trees. Don’t you love October? Those hazy sunny days with mild temperatures and of course those cool crisp… Read story

Rescue workers from the Pamlico County rescue team are shown working in the aftermath of Helene the area of Chimney Rock, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100

Rescue workers from the Pamlico County rescue team are shown working in the aftermath of Helene the area of Chimney Rock, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

September 30, 2024, 12:30pm Latest News

A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, three days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm approached 100. Read story

People walk in the rain with a backdrop of the rainbow in the sky as Typhoon Krathon approaches to Taiwan in Taipei, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

A powerful typhoon is lashing northern Philippine islands

People walk in the rain with a backdrop of the rainbow in the sky as Typhoon Krathon approaches to Taiwan in Taipei, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

September 30, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

A powerful typhoon was lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines Monday, prompting officials to evacuate villagers, shut down schools and inter-island ferries and warn of “potentially very destructive” damage to coastal villages. Read story

Chris Jordan, maintenance manager for Horseshoe Beach, tries to find a water shutoff valve amid the rubble of the destroyed city hall in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Supplies, emergency workers rushed to North Carolina while Florida digs out from Helene’s damage

Chris Jordan, maintenance manager for Horseshoe Beach, tries to find a water shutoff valve amid the rubble of the destroyed city hall in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

September 29, 2024, 9:21am Latest News

Authorities rushed to airlift supplies and restore communications and roads in flooded Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday as residents along the storm-battered Florida coast gathered for church services amid the wreckage of Hurricane Helene. Read story

A vineyard in the lower Yakima Valley near Zillah.

After two years of drought in the Yakima Basin, could relief be on the way?

A vineyard in the lower Yakima Valley near Zillah.

September 29, 2024, 6:02am Business

The reality of this year’s drought is unavoidable for farmers and orchardists in Central Washington. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: September likely to end up with below-average rainfall

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 28, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Wednesday’s rainfall varied from a third of an inch to over half an inch near our foothills — a decent rain by any standards, and helpful to the thirsty vegetation. Read story

Workers remove debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

Georgia governor says at least 11 people are dead in his state after Hurricane Helene

Workers remove debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

September 27, 2024, 9:28am Nation & World

Emergency crews rushed Friday to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane in Florida, generating a massive storm surge and knocking out power to millions of customers in several states. Read story

Biden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding

September 27, 2024, 9:22am Nation & World

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July. Read story