Some communities more socially vulnerable to disasters According to an October report from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than half a million North Carolinians living under disaster declarations during Hurricane Helene were already highly vulnerable to disasters.

The flooding that devastated western North Carolina knocked out water systems, and some small towns still don't have water.

Snow fell late last week in Buncombe County – home to 43 of the 103 North Carolinian killed by remnants of the storm.