(WGHP) -- Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise on Saturday 26 to sunset on Sunday to mark one month since Hurricane Helene hit NC and in remembrance of the 95 North Carolinians who were killed. Hurricane Helene dumped between 11 and 31 inches of rain across western North Carolina in less than two days, which caused catastrophic flooding and more than 500 landslides across the mountains. The storm devastated hundreds of communities and damaged tens of thousands of homes and businesses across western counties.   Following the disaster, 40 counties have received a federal disaster declaration. Tens of thousands of local and state officials, over 1,700 National Guard and Army soldiers and airmen, 1,700 FEMA staff and 1,750 responders from 39 states are helping."Today we remember those who lost their lives to this terrible and powerful storm and we mourn with their loved ones,” Cooper said. “Hurricane Helene has forever changed lives, communities and our entire state. The losses are heartbreaking, but the determination to rebuild western North Carolina is even stronger and we must continue to work together to recover.”