Two tornadoes touched down in western North Carolina Wednesday ... tornado touched down Wednesday night in Watauga County near Blowing Rock. The NWS confirmed that the tornado touched down ...

A tornado packing 90 mph winds hit the N.C. mountain tourist town of Blowing Rock ahead of Hurricane Helene, a National Weather Service team confirmed Thursday. A separate severe weather system ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Today marks six months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina. The storm killed more than a hundred people in the region and caused widespread destruction.

Tropical Storm Helene unleashed heavy rain and flooding across central North Carolina ... for the storm, tornadoes touched down in western parts of the state, near Blowing Rock and Asheville ...

"It literally felt like it was Dorothy off the Wizard of Oz," Laquasia Hughes said after finding her daughter safe Monday morning.