Hurricane Helene was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the continental U.S. in 19 years and ranks among the nation's costliest weather disasters, just two findings of a just-released final report from the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center has released its final report on Helene, the storm that tore through western North Carolina six months ago.

The National Hurricane Center publishes a report after every tropical system with this report denoting numerous historic records set by the Sept. storm.