Data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce showed the unemployment rate rose from 2.5% in September to 8.8% in October.

When Hurricane Helene ravaged North Carolina, it left destruction in its path — and plenty of questions among homeowners about the cost of repairing and rebuilding. In the weeks since the storm — which caused an estimated $48.

Several North Carolina counties opened warming shelters for people without heat access or who were displaced by Hurricane Helene last September. Some are enduring the cold while living in tents as they wait for more aid.

Hurricane Helene hammered the southeast at the end of September, killing at least 62 people, but the long-term damage from the storm is still being felt in places like North Carolina. There, scores of people are facing eviction as the state struggles with a combination economic-housing crisis.

Hurricane Helene took out critical infrastructure in western North Carolina, specifically water systems that were already under much strain.

North Carolina Gov.-elect Josh Stein (D) said he is “eager” to work with the incoming administration to access federal relief for his state as it recovers from the devastation left by

Low temperatures are plaguing the Southeast U.S., including in Asheville, North Carolina, where people still displaced by Hurricane Helene faced temperatures in the teens overnight. CBS News' Janet Shamlian has the latest.

December has delivered snow and biting cold, a different type of storm from Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina in late September. Hundreds of people whose homes were destroyed are still living in campers and tents amid the cold temperatures.