Cell service is still out in Western North Carolina

The effects of Hurricane Helene are still impacting the southeastern U.S., with widespread cell service outages in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, days after the Category 4 storm made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region. Major cellular providers—AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon—are actively working to restore service, though none have provided a specific timeline for full restoration. AT&T reported that "public safety has made more than 80 requests for emergency connectivity support across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and we will continue to prioritize their response and recovery communications needs."