Aerial view of landslide triggered during Hurricane Helene
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Oblique aerial view of a landslide near Black Mountain, North Carolina triggered by intense rainfall during Hurricane Helene in fall 2024. The photograph was collected during a U.S. Geological Survey aerial reconnaissance flight documenting widespread landsliding and flooding associated with the storm.
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Black Mountain, North Carolina
The USGS and its cooperators have installed instruments in a steep hillside at Black Mountain, North Carolina. Data collection at this site supports research on hydrologic factors that control landslide initiation and is provided here for situational awareness before and during major storm events.
2024 Hurricane Helene Landslide Hazards
Hurricane Helene produced widespread damaging, and in some cases, deadly landslides. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, September 26th, 2024. The hurricane continued across the southern Appalachian Mountains producing record rainfall and wind gusts, damaging flooding, and triggering over 2000 landslides. This page provides information about the extent and...
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Black Mountain, North Carolina
The USGS and its cooperators have installed instruments in a steep hillside at Black Mountain, North Carolina. Data collection at this site supports research on hydrologic factors that control landslide initiation and is provided here for situational awareness before and during major storm events.
2024 Hurricane Helene Landslide Hazards
Hurricane Helene produced widespread damaging, and in some cases, deadly landslides. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, September 26th, 2024. The hurricane continued across the southern Appalachian Mountains producing record rainfall and wind gusts, damaging flooding, and triggering over 2000 landslides. This page provides information about the extent and...