PHOTOS: Helene's destructive path continues

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PHOTOS: Helene's destructive path continues

The remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Tennessee and the Carolinas after dumping flooding rains and damaging winds in Georgia.

A pickup truck sits in a washed out section of road on Old Ocean Highway in Supply, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

High water rages through downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

A donkey is lead across a bridge after being rescued in high water from the Pigeon River, as tropical depression Helene passed the area Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, near Newport, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

This image taken from video from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency shows a helicopter on the roof of Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tenn., where patients and staff had to be rescued from after the Nolichucky River flooded and surrounded the building from Hurricane Helene, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (Tennessee Emergency Management Agency via AP)

In this photo provided by the City of Rocky Mount, cars are piled along the side of Hing Ta Restaurant after a tornado hit Rocky Mount, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (City of Rocky Mount via AP)

A partially submerged vehicle and barn sit in high water from the Pigeon River, as tropical depression Helene passed the area Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, near Newport, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Chris Elder carries sections of a fallen tree as neighbor, Mike Cioffoletti works a chain saw to cut down a large tree that fell over Sandy Cove Drive, after Hurricane Helene passed the area Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

In this photo provided by the City of Rocky Mount, debris and smashed vehicles are scattered across a parking lot near Hing Ta Restaurant after a tornado hit Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (City of Rocky Mount via AP)

A partially submerged vehicle sits in high water from the Pigeon River, as tropical depression Helene passed the area Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, near Newport, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Julie Cioffoletti looks at her flooded gazebo and steps to her dock in her backyard after Hurricane Helene passed the area on Lake James, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Mike Cioffoletti works a chain saw to cut down a large tree that fell over after Hurricane Helene passed the area, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Emergency personnel watch as floodwaters rise, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

The banks of the Swannanoa river overflow an effect of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

A man walks near a flooded area near the Swannanoa river, effects from Hurricane Helene , Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

In this photo provided by New Hanover County Fire Rescue, North Carolina Task Force 11 rescues residents from rising water due to Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Leland, N.C. (New Hanover County Fire Rescue via AP)

In this photo provided by New Hanover County Fire Rescue, the Swift Water Rescue Team rescues a resident from rising water due to Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in New Hanover County, N.C. (New Hanover County Fire Rescue via AP)

In this image provided by the Wilmington, N.C., Fire Department, a firefighter carries a dog through floodwaters, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Kure Beach, N.C., (Wilmington Fire Department via AP)

This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows flash flooding that closed a highway in Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, after historic amounts of rain dropped on an area. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)

This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows a police officer checking on a vehicle that fell into a sinkhole on a highway in Brunswick County, N.C., after a storm dropped historic amounts of rain, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)

McKinley Moore inspects the damage on his home after a tree fell over his bedroom after Hurricane Helen passed the area Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Charlotte, N.C. (Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer via AP)

Gills Creek is high, and flooded Gills Creek Memorial Park, after Hurricane Helene hit Forest Acres, S.C., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP)

Teresa Elder walks through a flooded Sandy Cove Drive, from Hurricane Helene Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

A tree blocks traffic near Academy Way and North Trenholm Road after Hurricane Helene hit Forest Acres, S.C., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP)

In this image made from a video provided by NewsNation, people can be seen on the roof of the Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tenn., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (NewsNation via AP)

A gazebo and the stairs that lead to it are flooded and under water after Hurricane Helene passed the area on Lake James, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

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A pickup truck sits in a washed out section of road on Old Ocean Highway in Supply, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

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