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Bushmaster Super Member
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5037 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Helene |
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Yeah, what's up with all this??
I'm OK, didn't even lose power, although it blipped. I spent part of the day helping neighbors clear fallen trees blocking their roads. I'm a good branch dragger, as y'all might expect.
My daughter near the coast is OK, but they still have a tornado watch.
My daughter in the mountains is stuck at home without power. Many roads up there are washed out, including some main thoroughfares. They may be stuck in their little valley.
I-40 is washed out near the NC/TN border. That will be a MAJOR problem!
That foot or so of rain that fell up there is coming this way. Some low areas already flooding. But the river will have to rise about 60' to start worrying me.
Western NC took a major hit. Signs on the highways telling people not to try to go there.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15857 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5037 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: Helene |
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There are whole towns (small ones) that have been washed away in the NC mountains. I gather that TN is just as bad. Landslides, roads washed away, etc. This was a "100 year event". Every newscast seems to be worse. At one point Asheville (94,000 people) was only accessible by air, although I heard that a land route was now available.
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5037 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Helene |
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My hillbilly daughter was able to get out by some back roads. The bridge on her road is washed out. The hotel she used to manage is letting them stay for free in exchange for some help at the front desk. I guess some employees can't make it in. So they have power and water for now.
Ah! As I'm typing this she found out that Appalachian State, where she works, is letting them use a staff apartment until they can get power back at the house! They are estimating it could take a month.
The National Guard is evacuating some people and flying supplies in to others.
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6432 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Helene |
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The view I saw on the news are scary.
I am glad you and yours are ok Pumkin
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9341 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: Helene |
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Glad your family is safe bud. Times like these make a fella stand back and look at where houses have been built in distant past and scratch head. As a species we need to get a lot more clever so when mother nature throws a wobbly we aren't in firing line. A little preparation is not a bad thing.not into full on prepping but have enough to get buy for awhile.
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5037 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:31 am Post subject: Re: Helene |
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Thanks folks! I've seen this described as a "once in 500 years" event (up from 100 years). The last time there was flooding like this in the NC mountains was 1916, and this one beat those records.
Elvis, I'm with you. This really got me thinking about how poorly prepared we tend to be. Of course, in this case, lots of folks lost their homes, vehicles, everything.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3585 Location: Utah
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: Helene |
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I had no idea that even happened.
Muzzleloader Deer season opened last Wednesday and only runs 9 days so there's no time to waste. With the weather in the "too damn hot" range, it was brutal. Fewest deer I've ever seen through a season.
I had spotty cell service, up at 5am and back to the trailer at 9:30pm... missed most everything that went down everywhere below 8000ft elevation, lol.
Glad you all are OK!
-DallanC
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