Residents in communities across western North Carolina are still trying to recover in the wake of Hurricane Helene last year, with many people still living in tents and lighting campfires to stay warm as temperatures drop.

Piles of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures still litter the landscape across western North Carolina as communities in the region struggle to recover in the wake of Hurricane Helene last year.

FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shared this video from Boone, North Carolina, where snow was falling Wednesday morning as a powerful winter storm races across the region.