From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro. This is the Daily.

We start with the deadly aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm carved a path of destruction through Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Over the past few days, Hurricane Helene left a trail of devastation across 600 miles.

You know, when Helene hit, it really didn't matter if your home was up on pylings or stilts because those homes are gone.

Killing more than 100 people driving thousands from their homes and leaving millions

without power.

There's just no prepping for this kind of... and leaving millions without power.

There's just no prepping for this kind of storm.

There's no amount of sandbags that could have been put out.

But by far, the worst damage occurred

where it was least expected far inland in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

It's just a horrible situation and a horrible storm that took a lot from a lot of people.

Today, my colleagues, meteorologist Judson Jones, and National Reporter Nicholas Bogle Burrows on the storm and its toll.

It's Tuesday, October 1st.

John, I want to start by asking you your overall reaction to what this hurricane has done.

You know, I expected it to be a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.

Like the models were apparent.

It made landfall right where we expected it to make landfall.

What wasn't apparent days ahead of time

was the amount of rainfall that was going to fall in North Carolina.

I think the devastation in North Carolina is how this storm is going to be remembered.

Well let's talk about how Hurricane Helene gets to North Carolina and becomes so catastrophic

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