The storm has passed; another is on the way. But as Hurricane Milton looms large in headlines as it prepares to hit Florida, families in North Carolina are still reeling from their losses last month. More than 215 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene when, as Tropical Storm Helene, it flooded western North Carolina, where more than half the storm-related deaths have been recorded, as noted by NBC. In Green Mountain, one family was wiped out as Alison Wisely, her fiancé Knox Petrucci, and her two children, Felix, 9, and Lucas, 7, died, according to WRAL-TV. Relatives who contacted W…