A sheriff’s office statement and data from the state show that the North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30.

Buncombe County, which includes Asheville, miscounted the deaths during a period when communications were severely hampered by the storm, the sheriff’s office said.

Officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where Asheville is located, announced that the number of fatalities caused by Hurricane Helene in the county was overcounted.

A sheriff’s office statement and data from the state show that the North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30.

The western North Carolina county that includes Asheville acknowledged on Tuesday that it had overcounted by 30 the number of people who died from the effects of Hurricane Helene last month. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office revised the death toll down to 42,

Buncombe County officials overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff's office and data from the state.

North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene is likely to have caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state

North Carolina county overcounted Hurricane Helene deaths by as many as 30, according to sheriff and state data

Authorities in North Carolina have confirmed 96 storm-related fatalities from Hurricane Helene and say 21 people are unaccounted for.