Well there you have it. Another coincidence.
2024 Elections
Helene hit Trump strongholds in Georgia and North Carolina. It could swing the election.
Hurricane Helene hit especially hard in heavily Republican areas of Georgia and North Carolina — a fact that could work to Donald Trump’s disadvantage in the two swing states.
Research has shown that major disasters can influence both voter turnout and voter preference. And Helene has pushed this contest into novel territory: It’s the first catastrophic event in U.S. history to hit two critical swing states within six weeks of a presidential election, based on a POLITICO’s E&E News analysis of data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/04/helene-trump-georgia-north-carolina-elections-00182448