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The Economic and Human Impacts of Hurricanes, No. 24-38

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The Economic and Human Impacts of Hurricanes, No. 24-38

DATE: December 2024

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ABSTRACT: Hurricane Helene brought large destruction to parts of the Fifth Federal Reserve District, most notably western North Carolina. The Fifth Federal Reserve District includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and most of West Virginia. Helene was the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Helene's impact on both metro and rural areas was devastating. Then, less than a week later, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm.

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Phan, Toan and Waddell, Sonya Ravindranath. "The Economic and Human Impacts of Hurricanes, No. 24-38," Economic Brief (December 2024). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/6034/item/679989, accessed on April 10, 2025.

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