As Helene weakens, the now-tropical storm's strong winds and heavy rain continue to wreak havoc across the Southeast U.S., including in North Carolina where at least one county has ordered evacuations.

In Western North Carolina, heavy rains are causing rivers and lakes to overflow, and landslides have blocked major roads. Across the state, two deaths have been linked to the storm.

Friday - Tropical Storm Helene is moving north and the Charlotte area has seen the last of the heavy downpours as of 10:30 a.m., but western counties will likely be dealing with rain for a few more hours.

Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast, making landfall late Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm, bringing with 140 mph winds, torrential rain and a record storm surge before moving inland across Georgia and the Carolinas.

Check for any flood warnings, power outages near you in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene hitting North Carolina Friday, Sept. 27.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 storm late Thursday, knocking out power in over a million homes and businesses and causing at least one death in the state as the National Hurricane Center warned of life threatening winds and catastrophic storm surges.

Hurricane Helene began to impact parts of North Carolina Thursday. Yahoo Sports

Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall in Florida, but officials warned the storm remained "dangerous" as it moved inland. Helene later weakened to a tropical storm, but officials warned the storm continued to be "extremely dangerous" as it moved to the Carolinas and Georgia.