While it remains early, there is a chance a hurricane could reach North Carolina a year after Hurricane Helene devastated the area and residents with ties to New England said they’re still recovering.
Caroline Doyle and her husband grew up in New England and lived in Charlestown and Swampscott before moving to Weaverville, North Carolina. During the storm, her family fled to her mother’s home on a nearby mountain. She said the storm knocked down hundreds of trees and left them stranded at the home for nearly a week.
Still recovering from Hurricane Helene
“The last round of debris from my parents’ neighborhood probably got cleared about two weeks ago,” said Doyle. “After the storm, we had fires, we had more snow over the winter than ever before. We had an earthquake.”
Her child was out of school for a month and the next big rainstorm after the hurricane left her child’s kindergarten spooked…