Impact
Several weather stations in North Carolina reported hurricane force winds, with one recording a gust of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). In Cape Fear, 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) sustained winds were reported with gusts up to 160 miles per hour (260 km/h). In areas of eastern North Carolina, the damage wrought by Helene was considered worse than the damage from Hurricane Hazel. In Wilmington, there was heavy damage to beach resorts. The First Baptist Church in Augusta, North Carolina took a direct hit from the storm and remained standing. (The church was hit again by Hurricane Fran in 1996 which toppled its steeple.) Overall, however, damage was minor and limited to coastal sections. Heavy rain fell across the coastal Carolinas, with 8.29 inches (211 mm) falling at Wilmington International Airport. Moderate to heavy rainfall also fell across sections of the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, as moisture from Helene interacted with a frontal zone to its north. Hurricane Helene caused $11 million dollars (1958 USD, $72 million in 2005 USD) in damage but no deaths.
When Helene reached Atlantic Canada, it destroyed a 50 metres (160 ft) wharf in Caribou, Nova Scotia and carried over 1,000 lobster traps out to sea. There the storm caused heavy damage to trees and houses. In addition, when the storm moved northeast, it brought a flock of tropical frigatebirds that were blown off course to a region unknown to those type of birds.
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