"The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina is likely to have caused at least a record $53 billion in damages and recovery needs, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration said Wednesday.

[jalefkowit@vmst.io]

"The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina is likely to have caused at least a record $53 billion in damages and recovery needs, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration said Wednesday.

Cooper told reporters the state’s previous record for storm damage was $17 billion from Hurricane Florence, which struck eastern North Carolina in 2018."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/north-carolina-calculates-at-least-53-billion-price-tag-for-hurricane-helene-damages

[jalefkowit@vmst.io]

My main question about the above is how many years less than 6 it will take for a hurricane to set a new record

[wordshaper@weatherishappening.network]

@jalefkowit My money's on 4 years until the next one of this magnitude or larger for NC.

[clew@octodon.social]

If I plot these on a graph and draw a line…

actually I’m kind of afraid to.

@wordshaper @jalefkowit

[jalefkowit@vmst.io]

@clew @wordshaper Somewhere out there is an insurance adjuster who has already done this. I assume they keep a large bottle of whiskey at their desk