Hurricane Helene

[VolFan]

From hurricanes? Look it - there are large parts of western NC that don’t have power or internet or water and likely won’t have those things for days and in some cases weeks. People are asking fly fishing groups on Facebook is anyone is in the area of loved ones that they can’t get in contact with, and frankly won’t be until the above is resolved and maybe never in many cases. So maybe we hold off on any political/government criticism for not protecting us from a catastrophic storm. 

[whitwolf]

I live 45 minutes from Asheville. It's terrible. We got 14" of rain. No power, no water, relatively no internet, and a good chunk of Burke county is still under a flood warning. 

 

Several trees down on my property. There are many communities basically shut down.  To the West of us it's worse.  There's no telling when the power will be restored. The best estimate is a week. 

 

I will try to add some pictures.

[gim]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but another tropical depression has formed in the exact same region of the Caribbean Sea and there's a reasonable chance it develops into a hurricane by the end of next week.  The path is unknown at this point, but a similar path to most recent Helene is possible.

 

Should it develop into a hurricane, it would be named Kirk.

[Glenn]

On 9/27/2024 at 6:29 AM, Mike L said:

So glad you guys are good especially what it could have been.
We’re good also. 
I lost a few soffits and got a bunch of tree debris to clean up. 
 

We had 3 tornado warnings in a matter of minutes as 3 water spouts came ashore when the wind changed direction when the eye got nearer to Tampa. 
The closest was 1/2 mile away but haven’t heard if any touched down. 
 

Everything for me is compared to Charle and Ian last year. 
Compared to those we got nothing from this. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

So glad you came through.  Very happy for you!

[Koz]

I can’t believe the videos and stories coming out of TN and NC.

 

I’m at a loss for words.

[TnRiver46]

Sure missing that drought we had going 

[Woody B]

Still no electricity here.  Power is restored for some of my county, and area.  I haven't talked to my Dad yet today.  I don't know if his is still off or not.  I saw on social media that a friend who lives a mile or so from my Dad has his power restored.  Not having power is minor compared to what some people are going through.  

 

My Daughters power is back on, as well as my Grandsons.  If we don't get power we're going down there for a hot shower.  

[Mike L]

Hey, those without power!

Almost everyone I know down here has a portable generator.
I already spoke with family and some friends that If you want I can make the rounds and pick up maybe 4 or 5 of them and meet one of you guys somewhere in Central Florida who maybe can shuttle them farther north. 
Most will be enough to run your refrigerators, lights and small appliances. 

 

Let me know, it will take a day or so to round them all up. 
 

 

 

Mike

[thediscochef]

Eastern TN and Western NC are straight up not OK right now
I have some friends stuck in Linville Land Harbor, the only road into or out of the community has been gone since Friday. From what I understand, most of the Asheville-Boone area is worst-case scenario stuff. Towns completely gone. And it may not be over, like they said above. There's potential for another one. A potential impact of this is semiconductor production - the only place in the world that mines quartz pure enough to use in Czochralski crucibles (necessary for all semiconductor production worldwide). The entire world's production relies on this one facility. For all the absolute devastation locally, we are only seeing the splash this is making right now before we get hit by the ripples

[whitwolf]

A metric to ponder. It's going to be more. 

[flatcreek]

Prayers sent

[TnRiver46]

2 hours ago, whitwolf said:

A metric to ponder. It's going to be more. 

Welp thats more dangerous than a few years of heat waves all in one day, prayers for the families . Not to mention the millions in property loss 

 

without the TVA dams this would be WAY worse on our side of the mountains 

[GRiver]

My thought and condolences to everyone 

[whitwolf]

From a meteorologist friend of mine.

 

[TnRiver46]

Damages are estimated at 100 billion dollars, I’d guess it’s going to be more 

[Glenn]

Well, I suppose, on the positive side, there will be plenty of jobs in the construction and infrastructure segments for many years to come. Roads, buildings, utilities, etc., will need to be rebuilt from the ground up, and jobs at every level will be in high demand.

[FishTax]

It's bad. People on the ground are comparing it to Katrina. Many areas are only accessible by air, such as Montreat, Black Mountain, etc. It is still search and rescue, will be a while before it turns into recovery and rebuilding. Once cellular service is restored I think we are going to get a lot more really bad news about how bad it is.  

[whitwolf]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/30/weather/hurricane-helene-recovery-cleanup-monday

[Woody B]

Our electricity came back on last night around 9.  My Dad is still without power.   What we've got here is minor compared to the damage to the West.   A co workers sister lives in Asheville.  He hasn't heard from her.  

[TnRiver46]

The amount of water going over the nolichucky dam was double the highest amount that has ever gone over Niagara Falls . The TVA dams all start downstream of there and do an absolutely magnificent job of storing flood water. They are the only reason Knoxville and Chattanooga aren’t perpetually under water. I wonder if they can extend their reach into NC? They could definitely use a taller dam and bigger lake on the nolichucky in TN and it probably would hurt to have one somewhere upstream of Asheville . People got upset when TVA took their land but it was for a very good reason, the Appalachians have been flooding since forever. Before TVA, East TN was a bunch of failing farms constantly being washed away

[FryDog62]

We are Day 5 without power in Greenville SC. We moved here a month ago and the locals already don’t like us… We came from Florida where hurricanes are common and they are not here in the elevation of the upstate region. They insist we go back lol…

 

I’m making instant coffee again on the gas grill. It tastes suspiciously like the cheeseburgers we had last night. First world problems for us for sure compared to others just north of us in Asheville that are devastated..
 

If the dam breaks on Lake Lure, we might be surfing all the way back to Florida anyway… 

[TnRiver46]

terrifying 
 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAiiVlcxomU/?igsh=bmNtYWI0bmh0NWE=

[bowhunter63]

Absolutely horrible Prayers to all 

[kingmotorboat]

Guys I live in Johnson city tn. I really wish I could tell you the media is sensationalizing it. I really wish I could but it’s not.  Johnson city it’s like we never got any kind of weather but some gust and some rain. Go ten miles east and that’s when things start to get real. It’s wiped out sooooo much. Towns, highways businesses and everything. The nolichucky is now considerably wider. I moved here two years ago from south Louisiana and have been through a number of hurricanes in my life, but I’ve never seen anything like this. Sorry to paint a doom and gloom scenario but that’s what the situation is. Now….that being said, the people

here are strong and are gonna rebuild and come back better than ever. 

[thediscochef]

12 hours ago, kingmotorboat said:

Guys I live in Johnson city tn. I really wish I could tell you the media is sensationalizing it. I really wish I could but it’s not.  Johnson city it’s like we never got any kind of weather but some gust and some rain. Go ten miles east and that’s when things start to get real. It’s wiped out sooooo much. Towns, highways businesses and everything. The nolichucky is now considerably wider. I moved here two years ago from south Louisiana and have been through a number of hurricanes in my life, but I’ve never seen anything like this. Sorry to paint a doom and gloom scenario but that’s what the situation is. Now….that being said, the people

here are strong and are gonna rebuild and come back better than ever. 

I believe you entirely. I would say it's almost being underreported/undersensationalized to this point - simply because there is no way to get the word out. Can't get news and aid in if towers/roads/power are out. This is likely the most significant domestic flooding event in many of our lifetimes. Absolutely devastating, things that will scar the psyche of the region for at least a generation