Several incense sticks poke out of a bowl outside of Dancing Moon Earthway Bookstore for passersby to use after Tropical Storm Helene passed, along King Street in downtown Boone, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Kim Greene, left, and Sarah Jackson, right, stand inside Lililu, undamaged by Tropical Storm Helene, with sale items in bins for donations to hurricane victims, in downtown Boone, N.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Bricks lie scattered from the destruction and flooding of Tropical Storm Helene at an outdoor seating area in downtown Boone, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

A wooden board covers part of an antiques business that was damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Helene along King Street in downtown Boone, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Freddie Pell stands in his art gallery in downtown Boone, N.C., that was flooded when Tropical Storm Helene passed over western North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Paul Tuttle stands with his dogs in front of his restaurant, Melanie's, which was largely undamaged by Tropical Storm Helene, along King Street in downtown Boone, N.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Freddie Pell stands in his art gallery in downtown Boone, N.C., that was flooded when Tropical Storm Helene passed over western North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)