Lessons Learned: How Forecasters Want to Improve Messaging After Helene

Lessons learned: How forecasters want to improve messaging after Helene

Experts with the National Weather Service say that when a storm of this magnitude hasn't occurred in nearly 100 years, messaging to the public can become difficult.

A year after Southwest Virginia was devastated by flooding and wind, local officials are applying the lessons they learned from Helene to prepare for the next disaster

One year after flooding and high winds from Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of Southwest Virginia, leaders of the localities hit the hardest say they think the storms and flooding will continue and even worsen, and many are taking steps to ensure that they are better prepared for the next go-round. All say they learned a number of lessons from the massive storm, which hit the region on Sept. 27. Many came to the same conclusions: They must come u…