People clean up debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Heavy machinery is used to clear Interstate 26 as debris is burned in the background following Hurricane Helene Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

A person throws objects on a burning debris pile in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

A worker cuts up a tree that impaled itself on a fire hydrant during Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in the Oak Forest neighborhood of Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

A person walks on Interstate 26 as debris covers the roadway in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Personnel from Urban Search and Rescue Utah Task Force 1 work in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Debris covers the roadway along Interstate 26 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Personnel from Urban Search and Rescue Utah Task Force 1 work in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)