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Which cities were hit by Hurricane Helene?

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Heleneā€™s path of destruction, which was nearly 500 miles (about 800 km) long, ran from northwestern Florida to North Carolina and Tennessee. It brought a 15-foot (4.5-meter) storm surge to the beachfront communities of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee in Florida and struck Tampa with a storm surge of about 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters). Inland, record rainfall caused rivers to overflow and produced flash flooding along its path. One of the cities hardest hit was Asheville, North Carolina.