King Street Flooded

[appdaze]

One of the best things App ever did was creating it's own energy system. Ever since I was a student there I wondered why more colleges didn't follow suit. I think in this case it's literally life saving.

[appdaze]

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[WataugaMan]

For those around old enough to remember, is this worse than when Hugo hit?

I would think so. I was in Bowie during Hugo. I remember the piles of dirt at the Mall but not anywhere flooding like this, though I also had enough sense to not be out and getting in the way to what would have been the worst parts of Boone. I remember Rankin being flooded, or at least the aftermath.

This is up there with 1940 and losing the railroad into Boone, and 1916. Those may have had worse landslides due to mountains being much more bare of trees due to logging. That was a huge problem with the landslides in 1916 I have read. (I was not at App in 1916 for the record.)

Anyone have any idea about who/when our furthest back living graduate might be? Your comment made me curious.

Someone 102 years would have been a 1st year in 1940. That is possible, though given the size of the school then not likely, but not possible.

Until a few years ago, my Great-Aunt Maggie Moretz was the oldest. She lived to be 102.

[biggie]

From most recent chancellor email. First time I’ve seen a list of damage campus buildings.

“On our Boone campus, all residence halls are structurally sound with minimal issues. Several academic buildings have significant water damage from flooding, including Walker Hall, Rankin Science Building, Varsity Gym and the academic areas of Holmes Convocation Center. Levine Hall remains without power”

[biggie]

Relief/info/update page

https://www.appstate.edu/disaster-relief/

[311neers]

https://x.com/uncavl/status/18411900210 ... 3hJ5cku44g

UNCA won’t resume classes until Oct. 28th, at the earliest.

[t4pizza]

Asheville appears to have significantly more infrastructure damage that Boone and the surrounding areas. Heck, they are having to use mules to pack in supplies for the city and surrounding areas. I would not be surprised if they don't ultimately cancel the remainder of the semester.

[biggie]

Yeah Asheville and immediate surrounding area caught the worst of this one.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Asheville appears to have significantly more infrastructure damage that Boone and the surrounding areas. Heck, they are having to use mules to pack in supplies for the city and surrounding areas. I would not be surprised if they don't ultimately cancel the remainder of the semester.

UNC-A is also losing student enrollment and cut some programs. This is not helping I would think. I think UNC-A is down about 20-25% from its peak enrollment numbers.

[Bootsy]

I was in Boone when Hugo hit...that was really bad but this is worse.

[biggie]

I was in Boone when Hugo hit...that was really bad but this is worse.

This looks much worse even for places Hugo went directly over. The eye of Hugo went over us in northern Iredell. Tornadoes took out trees/power but nothing as bad as all the rain this one had.

[biggie]

Few pics of App damage.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/WNjuG9f2MsfAoVCb/

[appstatealum]

I was up in Henderson/Buncombe county today helping out. It is rough and will take a while to recover. They need help. The committed resources from state have already been shorted and county govt is scrambling to fulfill needs. Big need is baby formula. Non-perishables that are more than snack food. They'll have plenty of those crackers etc

[WASU 93]

Asheville appears to have significantly more infrastructure damage that Boone and the surrounding areas. Heck, they are having to use mules to pack in supplies for the city and surrounding areas. I would not be surprised if they don't ultimately cancel the remainder of the semester.

Boone probably fared better than Avery County. As of yesterday, Banner Elk had one lane in an out and Newland, Spruce Pine, etc received massive damage. Entire campgrounds along the Toe River were wiped away.

In Boone, the student housing problem is only going to get worse. The are apartment units that will be condemned and some current students may not have a replace to return to finish the semester, if it restarts.

[Bigdaddyg1]

Asheville appears to have significantly more infrastructure damage that Boone and the surrounding areas. Heck, they are having to use mules to pack in supplies for the city and surrounding areas. I would not be surprised if they don't ultimately cancel the remainder of the semester.

Boone probably fared better than Avery County. As of yesterday, Banner Elk had one lane in an out and Newland, Spruce Pine, etc received massive damage. Entire campgrounds along the Toe River were wiped away.

In Boone, the student housing problem is only going to get worse. The are apartment units that will be condemned and some current students may not have a replace to return to finish the semester, if it restarts.

Son said a friend already had mold growing in his place. Son lives in a modular house above the stadium. The identical one beside his was destroyed. A friend of my son was interviewed by a TV station. One of the last things the young man said was that it reminded him of The Purge at times during the chaos of the storm.

As an aside I wonder how insurance will work with many of the apartments and houses. Being that many were destroyed by flood would regular home owners pay or would this fall under the flood insurance policy that I’m sure many don’t have in the west part of the state.

[BambooRdApp]

Asheville appears to have significantly more infrastructure damage that Boone and the surrounding areas. Heck, they are having to use mules to pack in supplies for the city and surrounding areas. I would not be surprised if they don't ultimately cancel the remainder of the semester.

Boone probably fared better than Avery County. As of yesterday, Banner Elk had one lane in an out and Newland, Spruce Pine, etc received massive damage. Entire campgrounds along the Toe River were wiped away.

In Boone, the student housing problem is only going to get worse. The are apartment units that will be condemned and some current students may not have a replace to return to finish the semester, if it restarts.

Son said a friend already had mold growing in his place. Son lives in a modular house above the stadium. The identical one beside his was destroyed. A friend of my son was interviewed by a TV station. One of the last things the young man said was that it reminded him of The Purge at times during the chaos of the storm.

As an aside I wonder how insurance will work with many of the apartments and houses. Being that many were destroyed by flood would regular home owners pay or would this fall under the flood insurance policy that I’m sure many don’t have in the west part of the state.

Wonder if ones in low areas more near a creek or river...did they require flood insurance? No clue.
Normal Renters insurance typically does not

[Bigdaddyg1]

Asheville appears to have significantly more infrastructure damage that Boone and the surrounding areas. Heck, they are having to use mules to pack in supplies for the city and surrounding areas. I would not be surprised if they don't ultimately cancel the remainder of the semester.

Boone probably fared better than Avery County. As of yesterday, Banner Elk had one lane in an out and Newland, Spruce Pine, etc received massive damage. Entire campgrounds along the Toe River were wiped away.

In Boone, the student housing problem is only going to get worse. The are apartment units that will be condemned and some current students may not have a replace to return to finish the semester, if it restarts.

Son said a friend already had mold growing in his place. Son lives in a modular house above the stadium. The identical one beside his was destroyed. A friend of my son was interviewed by a TV station. One of the last things the young man said was that it reminded him of The Purge at times during the chaos of the storm.

As an aside I wonder how insurance will work with many of the apartments and houses. Being that many were destroyed by flood would regular home owners pay or would this fall under the flood insurance policy that I’m sure many don’t have in the west part of the state.

Wonder if ones in low areas more near a creek or river...did they require flood insurance? No clue.
Normal Renters insurance typically does not

Most college students renting homes places are covered under their parents home owners policy but some like mine carry high deductibles so unless the student had renters insurance they could have to pay for replacement. Most would maybe have to replace a bed, dresser and usually a crappy couch. I would imagine clothes would be ok, have to be washed. There will be a lot of displaced students. Some of the apartments up there were crappy to begin with. Hard to imagine some owners jumping right on repairs.

[App91]

Asheville appears to have significantly more infrastructure damage that Boone and the surrounding areas. Heck, they are having to use mules to pack in supplies for the city and surrounding areas. I would not be surprised if they don't ultimately cancel the remainder of the semester.

Boone probably fared better than Avery County. As of yesterday, Banner Elk had one lane in an out and Newland, Spruce Pine, etc received massive damage. Entire campgrounds along the Toe River were wiped away.

In Boone, the student housing problem is only going to get worse. The are apartment units that will be condemned and some current students may not have a replace to return to finish the semester, if it restarts.

Son said a friend already had mold growing in his place. Son lives in a modular house above the stadium. The identical one beside his was destroyed. A friend of my son was interviewed by a TV station. One of the last things the young man said was that it reminded him of The Purge at times during the chaos of the storm.

As an aside I wonder how insurance will work with many of the apartments and houses. Being that many were destroyed by flood would regular home owners pay or would this fall under the flood insurance policy that I’m sure many don’t have in the west part of the state.

Wonder if ones in low areas more near a creek or river...did they require flood insurance? No clue.
Normal Renters insurance typically does not

Most college students renting homes places are covered under their parents home owners policy but some like mine carry high deductibles so unless the student had renters insurance they could have to pay for replacement. Most would maybe have to replace a bed, dresser and usually a crappy couch. I would imagine clothes would be ok, have to be washed. There will be a lot of displaced students. Some of the apartments up there were crappy to begin with. Hard to imagine some owners jumping right on repairs.

Not for Flood. Personal Homeowners policies do not cover flood.

[scatman77]

Aside here, my memory was jogged by the apartment dilemmas: when I was there in the 70's I stayed in Hardin Apartments. Does anyone have any intel as to how they fared after the deluge?

[goapps]

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-he ... 5e81dcdc5b