Watch videos as Helene causes major flooding throughout the NC mountains

Major flooding hit the mountain areas of western North Carolina Friday as Helene passed over the state.

Reports of flooding stretched the from the northern border of the state to the southern in one of the most widespread severe weather events to hit the area in decades.

Gov. Roy Cooper declared all roads in western North Carolina “closed” at a briefing Friday morning. Evacuations and water rescues were happening across the region.

Over 290 roads are closed in the state according to Gov. Roy Cooper.