Jan 29, 2025 · A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene just four months ago, nearly to the day, officials said. The fire, dubbed ...

Jan 29, 2025 · A wildfire can be seen burning in the mountains behind a home in Old Fort, North Carolina, where many homes were devastated by Helene in late September. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor showed widespread areas of unusual dryness, with some counties either in a moderate or severe drought .

6 days ago · On Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, a firefighter battles a mountain wildfire of unknown cause in an area heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn community in McDowell County, NC.

Jan 30, 2025 · Firefighters are scrambled to contain a wildfire that forced evacuations in a part of western North Carolina that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene in the fall.

The first of three wildfires broke out just before 11 a.m. after a tree fell on a powerline in the region of Crooked Creek within McDowell County; the fire rapidly grew and scorched over 250 acres ...

2 days ago · MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Fork Fire burning in the Woodlawn community of McDowell County remains at 644 acres and is 90% contained. U.S. Forest Service officials provided the ...

OLD FORT, N.C. – Wildfires erupted in western North Carolina on Wednesday, burning through the now-dry Appalachian mountainsides that were drenched by Helene months ago. Drone video shot ...

Firefighters scrambled Wednesday afternoon to contain a wildfire that forced evacuations in a part of western North Carolina that was ravaged by Helene in the fall. McDowell County emergency ...

Jan 30, 2025 · (The Center Square) – Evacuation orders because of wildfires have ended in the North Carolina mountains where Hurricane Helene did damage 18 weeks ago. McDowell County Emergency Management said ...

Jan 30, 2025 · OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS) — Just a few months after the area was ravaged by Hurricane Helene, an "out of control" wildfire in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort prompted evacuation orders...