This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows flooding from Hurricane Helene by the North Toe River and downtown in Spruce Pine, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP)

This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows damage from Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP)

This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows flooding by the North Toe River and market damage from Hurricane Helene in Spruce Pine, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP)

This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows the town in McDowell County before storm damage occurred in 2024 from Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, N.C., Jan. 7, 2022. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP)

This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, damage from Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP)

This Satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Kirk, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in the Atlantic Ocean. (NOAA via AP)

Heavy machinery passes by Bryson Effler, center, as he works to clear the sidewalk of mud left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Vehicles and debris that were caught in a flash flood from Hurricane Helene rest on the side of the road near the Swannanoa River, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)