High Country Hurricane Damage
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High Country Hurricane Damage
Friends, I realize the HC holds a very special place in the hearts of everyone here. So I’m creating a dedicated thread to share updates.
The High Country doesn’t have much in the way of media outlets. Plus, the big state/national news outlets didn’t have time to place reporters there due to uncertainty of storm track.
Because of road washouts, mudslides, down trees/powerlines, etc., updates are very slow in coming. So word-of-mouth is how many updates are being communicated out to the larger world right now.
“Unprecedented” and “Catastrophic” are overused words these days. But they accurately describe the destruction in the HC. Comparisons being made to the flood of 1940 are not media hype; many believe the damage from this event is even is much worse.
Feel free to post any updates you receive here. Also, please consider donating to the Red Cross or other ministries/charities involved in relief efforts. There are victims across many states who are suffering from this storm.
The High Country doesn’t have much in the way of media outlets. Plus, the big state/national news outlets didn’t have time to place reporters there due to uncertainty of storm track.
Because of road washouts, mudslides, down trees/powerlines, etc., updates are very slow in coming. So word-of-mouth is how many updates are being communicated out to the larger world right now.
“Unprecedented” and “Catastrophic” are overused words these days. But they accurately describe the destruction in the HC. Comparisons being made to the flood of 1940 are not media hype; many believe the damage from this event is even is much worse.
Feel free to post any updates you receive here. Also, please consider donating to the Red Cross or other ministries/charities involved in relief efforts. There are victims across many states who are suffering from this storm.
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Re: High Country Hurricane Damage
No words to describe this. I’ve been around awhile as have my people, here for generations. It is catastrophic.
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How many mom and pop places won’t likely ever return? My heart aches
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Re: High Country Hurricane Damage
Was able to leave Boone as Pine Run Rd opened. On I 81 heading back to DC...an army of power utility trucks heading down interstate
Hopefully help is coming
Hopefully help is coming
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Re: High Country Hurricane Damage
Consumer's Energy out of Michigan has sent emails to us customers that they are sending as many as they can spare.
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Re: High Country Hurricane Damage
Lake Luray Chimney Rock. Facebook video is about the worst I've seen so far
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This guy is out of Florida and just flew up to help. He has mentioned other private helicopter helping as well.
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This is one of many that will be sad to report.
Last seen floating down the river with her house. I had to let this sink in a few minutes.
So sad.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/x4F8Ar ... tid=oEMz7o
Last seen floating down the river with her house. I had to let this sink in a few minutes.
So sad.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/x4F8Ar ... tid=oEMz7o
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This is Cleetus McFarland, owner of the Freedom Factory and You Tube fame. From Florida, so cool to see so many using their own resources to help!
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Yeah I watched him on YT for years.
Here is a lot of the private heli guys. I know Greg Biffle has been helping with a heli and went and picked up some from Banner Elk recently on his social media.
https://fb.watch/uWt74NLFv8/
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I believe some students from Lees MaCrea (sp?) got air lifted by the National Guard to hickory maybe
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unfathomable...Captain Morgan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 2:39 pmLake Luray Chimney Rock. Facebook video is about the worst I've seen so far
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Saw a vid of village area of Biltmore it is pretty wiped out too.
The lasting damage will be compounded by the lack of tourism in the near future as well. A lot of small businesses may have to close because of that, even if they survived without damage from the storm.
The lasting damage will be compounded by the lack of tourism in the near future as well. A lot of small businesses may have to close because of that, even if they survived without damage from the storm.
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Re: High Country Hurricane Damage
So….did the Boone Waffle House remain open through all this?
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I'm guessing they closed due to the water in that area and then loss of power, but assume water didn't get up to the building.
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They closed around 11am on Thursday, not sure if/when it re-opened. The manager stated they needed to send their people home to deal with the impending damage.
Give 'em hell!
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