This is the first big heavy rain threat for the western Carolinas since Helene ... 6,000 customers were without power. Here’s a look at Duke Energy’s outage map’s latest outages as 6: ...

The Wednesday, Feb. 12, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered stormy weather in Buncombe County including information on power outages, Resources for Recovery events, debris collection ...

Power is out for more than 5,000 households as of Thursday night. More than four months after Helene knocked down trees in the mountains, the recent ice storm isn't helping matters.