ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Torrential rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene sent the French Broad, Swannanoa, Rocky Broad, Pigeon and other rivers and creeks roaring through mountain communities. The winds toppled trees. Landslides brought down mountainsides.

Some 103 storm-related deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Here is a look at the number of deaths by county as of Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to NCDHHS:

  • Buncombe: 43
  • Henderson: 10
  • Ashe: 1
  • Avery: 5
  • Burke: 1
  • Catawba: 1
  • Cleveland: 2
  • Gaston: 1
  • Haywood: 5
  • Macon: 2
  • Madison: 4
  • McDowell: 1
  • Mecklenburg: 3
  • Mitchell: 2
  • Polk: 1
  • Rowan: 1
  • Rutherford: 4
  • Wake: 1
  • Watauga: 2
  • Wilkes: 1
  • Yadkin: 1
  • Yancey: 11

Types of deaths:

  • Motor vehicle drownings: 4
  • Motor vehicle crash (includes hydroplane cases): 4
  • Wind/tree trauma: 6
  • Drowning: 34
  • Landslide: 23
  • Blunt force injuries: 21
  • Unknown circumstances: 2
  • Other: 8
  • Environmental exposure: 1

Officials at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said they are aware of additional reports of decedents, and their team is working to verify they are storm-related deaths. Life-saving activities will always take priority, and we will continue to work to update this information as appropriately as possible, their statement said.

According to NCDHHS, the deaths included:

  • A 51-year-old male passed away in Henderson County on 09/30/2024 from a pre-existing health condition deteriorated due to the storm and he did not return to baseline condition before passing.
  • A 62-year-old male passed away in Henderson County on 10/19/2024 from pre-existing health challenges and was unable to access oxygen in the days after the hurricane.
  • A 74-year-old female passed away in Rutherford County on 10/02/2024 from a pre-existing health condition deteriorated due to storm and she did not return to baseline condition before passing.
  • A 57-year-old male passed away in Buncombe County on 10/27/24 while working on clearing away trees and debris from a property, he was struck by a fallen tree.
  • A 50-year-old male passed away in Henderson County on 10/27/24 after falling from a tree while cleaning up storm debris.
  • A 70-year-old female was recovered in Avery County on 10/24/24 and passed away due to drowning.
  • A 48-year-old male was reported in Wilkes County on 10/22/24 after sustaining fatal injuries while removing fallen trees.
  • A 61-year-old male was reported in Mecklenburg County on 10/11/24 and passed due to complications after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 70-year-old male was reported in Mecklenburg County on 10/8/2024 after being struck by a falling tree.
  • A 90-year-old female was reported on 10/12/24 in Wake County after being displaced from Buncombe County due to the storm, fell in temporary housing and passed.
  • A 68-year-old male was reported in Macon County on 10/4/24 after passing from hypothermia due to environmental exposure.
  • A 42-year-old female was reported in Yancey County on 10/10/24 after being recovered from debris.
  • A 72-year-old female was reported in Haywood County on 9/29/24 after passing as a result of lack of basic necessities.
  • A 63-year-old female was reported in Buncombe County on 9/28/24, pre-existing health condition deteriorated due to storm and she did not return to baseline condition before passing.
  • A 44-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/9/24 and passed away due to drowning.
  • A 34-year-old male was reported in Haywood County on 09/27/24 and passed away due to drowning.
  • A 57-year-old female was reported in Haywood County on 10/2/24 and passed away due to drowning.
  • A 64-year-old male was reported in Haywood County on 09/28/24 and passed away due to blunt force injuries.
  • A 56-year-old male was reported in Haywood County on 09/28/24 and passed away due to drowning.
  • An 81-year-old male was reported in Avery County on 10/3/24 and passed away due to drowning.
  • A 45-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/7/24 after being recovered from debris.
  • A 68-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/7/24 died from drowning.
  • A 78-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/2/24 after missing medical treatments due to the storm.
  • A 60-year-old female was reported in Buncombe County on 10/7/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 73-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/7/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 55-year-old male was reported in Mitchell County on 10/7/24 after slipping off a ladder on his roof.
  • A 69-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/7/24 after being recovered from a riverbank.
  • A 51-year-old male was reported in Rowan County on 10/5/24 after being struck by a falling tree limb.
  • A 28-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/5/24 after being recovered from a creekbank.
  • A 63-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 10/5/24 after being recovered from a riverbank.
  • A 73-year-old female was reported in Buncombe County on 10/5/24 after being recovered in floodwaters.
  • A 41-year-old male was reported in Yancey County on 10/4/24 after being recovered from debris rubble after his home washed away.
  • A 41-year-old male was reported in Mitchell County on 10/5/24 after being found in the North Toe River.
  • A 63-year-old female was reported in Henderson County on 9/27/24 after being recovered from debris filled water.
  • A 70-year-old female was reported in Buncombe County on 10/4/24 after being recovered from debris.
  • A 69-year-old female was reported in Buncombe County on 10/5/24 after being recovered from the riverbank of Echo Lake.
  • A 70-year-old female was reported in Madison County on 10/3/24 after being recovered from the Ivy River.
  • An 82-year-old male was reported to be recovered in Buncombe County on 10/4/24 after being taken by a landslide and floodwaters.
  • A 63-year-old male was reported in Rutherford County on 10/3/24 after being crushed by a tree.
  • A 52-year-old female was reported in Buncombe County on 10/3/24 after being recovered from floodwaters.
  • A 36-year-old female was reported in Buncombe County on 10/4/24 after floodwaters receded.
  • A 33-year-old female of unknown age was reported in McDowell County on 10/3/24 after being recovered from a collapsed house.
  • A 73-year-old male was recovered in Buncombe County on 10/2/24 after being found in debris on riverbank.
  • A 75-year-old male was reported to be recovered in Madison County on 10/2/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 70-year-old male was reported in Madison County on 10/2/24 after being recovered from river area.
  • A 53-year-old female was reported in Rutherford County on 10/2/24, after being recovered from the Lake Lure area.
  • A 91-year-old female was recovered on 9/29/24 in Yancey County from an area impacted by flooding and mudslide.
  • A 9-year-old male was reported to be recovered in Yancey County after passing due to drowning.
  • A 7-year-old male was reported to be recovered in Yancey County after passing due to drowning.
  • A 77-year-old male was reported to be recovered in Yancey County due to blunt force injuries.
  • A 71-year-old female was reported to have died in Yancey County on 9/27/24 due to blunt force injuries.
  • A 69-year-old male was reported to have died in Yancey County on 9/27/24 due to blunt force injuries.
  • A 41-year-old female was reported recovered in Avery County after home was involved in a mudslide; she was recovered in the Toe River.
  • A 62-year-old male was reported recovered in Avery County after home was involved in a mudslide.
  • A 58-year-old male was reported recovered in Avery County after the deck he was standing on collapsed pinning him under between a mudslide and home debris.
  • A 64-year-old male was reported recovered in Buncombe on 9/30/24 died by unknown circumstances.
  • A 73-year-old male was reported recovered in Buncombe County on 10/1/24, he was found in muddy debris next to Swannanoa River and had been involved in a landslide.
  • A 67-year-old female died in her home in Polk County on 9/27/24 when the house was crushed in a landslide.
  • An 89-year-old female was recovered in Henderson County on 9/30/24 amidst her home’s debris that had been swept away in floodwaters.
  • A 69-year-old male was recovered in Buncombe County on 10/1/24 after drowning, he was recovered from Echo Lake.
  • An 84-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 as a result of lack of basic necessities.
  • A 72-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 as a result of lack of basic necessities.
  • A 65-year-old female was recovered and reported in Watauga County on 9/30/24 after drowning when her home was washed away.
  • A 36-year-old female was recovered and reported in Watauga County on 09/27/2024 after her house slid down an embankment.
  • A 65-year-old male was recovered and reported in Henderson County on 9/30/24 after drowning.
  • A 69-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/30/24 died after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 65-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/30/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 7-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/30/24 after drowning.
  • A 66-year-old male was recovered and reported in Henderson County on 9/29/24 after the home was overcome with flood waters and drowned.
  • A 60-year-old female was recovered and reported in Henderson County on 9/29/24 after the home was overcome with flood waters.
  • A 46-year-old female was recovered and reported in Yancey County on 9/29/24 after drowning.
  • A 71-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after drowning.
  • A 50-year-old female was recovered and reported in Henderson County on 9/29/24 after the home was overcome with flood waters.
  • A 64-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after drowning near Echo Lake.
  • A 48-year-old female was recovered and reported in Yancey County on 9/29/24 after drowning after escaping her motor vehicle.
  • A 66-year-old male was reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being recovered from Echo Lake.
  • A 51-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 40-year-old female died in Buncombe County on 9/27/24 by unknown circumstances.
  • A 72-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after drowning.
  • A 63-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/30/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 52-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 52-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 28-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being recovered after floodwaters receded.
  • A 66-year-old female died in Gaston County on 9/29/24 when struck cleaning up fallen tree/debris.
  • A 68-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • An 81-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 73-year-old female was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 63 male died in Buncombe County on 9/28/24 due to blunt force injuries.
  • A 63 male died in Buncombe County on 9/27/24 after being recovered from a landslide.
  • A 37-year-old male was recovered and reported in Buncombe County on 9/29/24 after being involved in a landslide.
  • A 64-year-old female died in Buncombe County on 9/27/24 due to drowning.
  • A 72-year-old male died in Henderson County on 9/28/24 by drowning and was found when waters receded.
  • A 52-year-old male died in Burke County on 9/27/24 when the truck he was driving struck a tree that had fallen earlier across the road.
  • A 72-year-old female died in Ashe County on 9/27/24 after drowning in the floodwaters after escaping her vehicle that was swept away in floodwaters.
  • A 75-year-old male died in Macon County and was recovered on 9/28/24 after his truck drove into a flooded road.
  • A 40-year-old male died in Rutherford County on 9/27/24 when a tree crushed him in his home.
  • A 72-year-old male died in Cleveland County on 9/27/24 when a tree fell down and struck him.
  • A 63-year-old female died in Cleveland County on 9/27/24 when she was struck by a falling tree while out on a walk.
  • A 57-year-old male died in Yadkin County on 9/27/24 when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a large tree that fell across the roadway from the opposite side of the highway.
  • A 37-year-old female died in Madison County on 9/27/24 when she was evacuating her home due to rising flood waters and her car was swept away by floodwaters a short distance from her home.
  • A 62-year-old male died in Mecklenburg County on 9/27/24 when a tree fell on his home in the early morning hours.
  • A 4-year-old female died in Catawba County on 9/26/24 when the vehicle that she was involved in a two-vehicle crash on a closed, flooded road.
  • A 40-year-old male passed away in Yancey County on Nov. 12 when the gravel truck he was hauling to aid in storm cleanup turned over.