As Helene weakens, the now-tropical storm's strong winds and heavy rain continue to wreak havoc across the Southeast U.S., including in North Carolina where at least one county has ordered evacuations.

Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was what Hurricane Helene have officials keeping a close eye on a major dam, the two main interstates in the mountains closed and flooding everywhere.

Southeast North Carolina grapples with flash flooding and road washouts from what the National Hurricane Center dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight