It has been six months since Hurricane Helene unleashed biblical flooding and tree-snapping winds across the Southeast, and areas such as hard-hit Black Mountain, N.C., continue to struggle.

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY HOMETOWN) — Though it’s something many carry in their hearts and minds, churches are a tangible example of faith. The Laurel Branch Baptist Church in Yancey County, North Carolina, has been standing in Pensacola for the last 130 years, until Hurricane Helene shook its foundation.

Governor Stein honors the 106 victims of Hurricane Helene on a visit and commits to rebuilding western North Carolina with a $1.4 billion Action Plan and $524 million in Disaster Recovery Act funds.

AccuWeather is predicting 2025 could be a year with "volatile hurricanes" and warns storms could rapidly intensify shortly before making landfall.

Early weather and climate indications have forecasters worried that this year's Atlantic hurricane season will have similarities to the 2024 season, which was one of the most devastating and costliest on record.

AccuWeather meteorologists are warning of six named storms making direct impacts on the U.S. with the coming hurricane season.