Helene hammered the state with heavy rain and high winds in much of North Carolina Friday, bringing devastating flooding and some tornadoes. The worst of storm itself has come and gone, but the impacts are ongoing and still life-threatening in parts of the state.
Here are some of the latest school closings, government closings and shelter offerings across the state due to Helene:
Shelters
- Henderson County: 708 South Grove Street. The shelter will open at 12:00pm on Thursday, September 26 and will remain open until it is safe for residents to return home
- Haywood County: 235 Armory Drive. Residents seeking shelter are welcome to arrive any time after 3 p.m. Thursday
- Buncombe County: 503 Park St., Swannanoa, NC 28778. The County is working on opening shelters in the region
- Buncombe County: Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood St.
- For more information about shelters and to get the latest on openings and closings, click here
Resources
- Hurricane Helene Restoration - The Montreat Conference Center set up a fund to help those in need
- FEMA - 1-800-621-3362 (TTY - 1-800-462-7585) disasterassistance.gov
- Small Business Administration 1-202-205-6734 disasterloan.sba.gov
- Hurricane Helene Family Assistance Center - Those searching for missing loved ones can complete an online form to help in locating them
- National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD): https://www.nvoad.org/current-responses
- American Red Cross
- Salvation Army
- Samaritan’s Purse
- Debris Management
Travel
- Charlotte-Douglass International Airport saw multiple flight delays and cancellations
- Road Conditions - Get the latest on roadway closures and openings
School closings and changes
- Alamance-Burlington Schools closed Friday
- Asheboro City Schools closed Friday
- Buncombe County Schools closed Friday
- Cabarrus County Schools closed Friday
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools remote learning Friday
- Cumberland County Schools remote learning Friday
- Durham County Public Schools closed Friday
- Gaston County Schools remote learning day Friday
- Graham County Schools remote learning Friday
- Guilford County Schools closed Friday
- Jackson County Schools closed Friday
- Kannapolis City Schools closed Friday
- Madison County Schools closed Friday
- McDowell County Schools closed Friday
- Moore County Schools closed Friday
- Northampton County Schools closed Friday
- Orange County Schools closed Friday
- Polk County Schools closed Friday
- Randolph County Schools closed Friday
- Vance County Schools closed Friday
- Wake County Schools closed Friday
- Watauga County Schools early release Thursday and closed Friday
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools closed Friday
- Yancey County Schools closed Friday
College and university closings
- A-B Tech Community College closed Friday
- Alamance Community College remote learning day Friday
- Appalachian State University remote learning day Friday
- Brunswick Community College closed Friday
- Catawba College remote learning Friday
- Guilford Technical Community College closed Friday
- Stanly County Schools remote learning day Friday
- UNC Charlotte remote learning Friday
- UNC Asheville classes canceled through Friday
- Vance-Granville Community College remote learning day Friday
- Wake Tech remote learning day Friday
- Western Carolina University’s main campus closed friday
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Government closings
- Blue Ridge Parkway closures: Doughton Park Campground and Picnic Area, Doughton Park Visitor Center, Moses Cone Manor House, the Minerals Museum, and the Asheville Visitor Center
- Mecklenberg County Parks: - Kirk Farm Fields, McAlpine Park, Freedom Park, Revolution Park
- Catawba County Parks closed Friday
- City of Lenoir facilities closed Friday
- Town of Clayton delayed opening until 10 a.m.
- Town of Smithfield delayed opening until 10 a.m.