Tracking named Hurricane Helene dam damage, recovery funding and repair progress across Western North Carolina. The state says roughly 40 dams had moderate-to-significant damage; not all names have been released in one public list.Helene Dam Watch
Approximately 40damaged
36high hazard
10mapped here
Important: “High hazard” describes what could happen downstream if a dam fails; it does not mean the dam is likely to fail. The map distinguishes official dam-break inundation geometry from FEMA flood-hazard context. FEMA flood zones show places already mapped for flooding; they are not a substitute for a dam-failure model.
Breach / failureMajor / moderate damageRepair funding / work underwayOther verified damageOfficial dam-failure inundationFEMA mapped flood hazard
Data is reporting context, not an emergency warning system. NCDEQ state totals
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