The storm transitioned from tropical storm to major hurricane with huge increases in wind speed, gaining 65 mph in 24 hours and 95 mph in less than two days. It was one of the earliest storms to ...

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where ...

Winds can be a force of destruction ripping through homes and creating projectiles out of branches and loose items.

and the forecasted wind speeds will still be conducive to spreading the fire,” the forestry commission said. Dry weather and millions of trees knocked down by Hurricane Helene last year are ...

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. About 80 miles west of Charlotte ...