North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state.

As western North Carolina slowly recovers from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, a Tarheel mountain town will once again supply the White House Christmas Tree. Since 1966, the National Christmas Tree Association has picked the farm to provide each year’s tree by holding the National Christmas Tree Contest.

Buncombe County, which includes Asheville, miscounted the deaths during a period when communications were severely hampered by the storm, the sheriff’s office said.