Posted on 09/28/2024 10:33:21 PM PDT by Morgana
Multiple towns and villages in North Carolina have been destroyed by raging floodwaters fueled by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
Shocking footage captured a powerful torrent of muddy brown water racing down what was a pristine green hillside in Chimney Rock, while the eerie sound of an emergency alert siren can be heard whining in the background.
The sudden waterfall blasts away anything in its path including wooden buildings and family cars which are simply tossed aside by the surging waters like discarded toys. Chimney Rock was largely obliterated by the inundation.
The storm has washed away roads and damaged others while leaving homes without power and cellphone service across much of southern Appalachia.
There have been close to 60 storm-related deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia leaving countless worried relatives unable to reach loved ones.
Kate Pace was one of a number taking to social media desperate for news about her missing parents.
'It's been about 24 hours since we last heard from my parents. The Spruce Pine / Burnsville area of Western North Carolina has been decimated by the storm. I recognize cellular service is deeply impacted,' Pace wrote.
'I also recognize maybe there is emergency info. I haven't seen yet. If anyone has additional details on rescue efforts in that region please drop me a message. Thank you.'
Among those also waiting for news was also Francine Cavanaugh, whose sister told her she was going to check on guests at a vacation cabin as the storm began hitting Asheville.
Cavanaugh, who lives in Atlanta, hasn't been able to reach her since then.
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Oh I agree but that was reported on several MSM outlets.
I live just north of Asheville, and spent most of yesterday bringing jugs of drinking water from my free-flowing spring to my neighbors who are on wells with no electricity to pump their water.
The warning of a deadly storm was hundreds of miles off. The results of the media on this is that thousands believe they can survive a category four hurricane and many died because they were not warned in time.
God bless you for doing that.
You set a fine example for what needs to happen.
Family, friends, neighbors, locals helping each other.
Don’t wait for government.
Find someone who needs something and do what you can to provide it or help provide it.
Yep - the ignorant always discount danger.
It was expected to reach CAT2, and just 6 hours or so before landfall, it was still CAT1 - then it surged to a CAT4...
With anything in the Gulf, you don’t dare blink or you may be in mortal danger...
Thank you. One of my neighbors filled her thermos with hot coffee just before the power went out. She brought me a large cup of MUCH needed coffee between rain squalls.
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I live in NC and do a lot of hiking in Western NC. There are so many areas with houses right on little creeks in various valleys. Those areas tend to be poor but really beautiful. It doesn’t take much imagination to see those creeks becoming swollen with the torrential rains and sweeping a lot of those homes away.
My wife just talked to her mother in Conover, NC; they got power back yesterday evening. Some trees down around the neighborhood but no damage to the house. Her other relatives in the area are also OK.
I hope everything works out all right for you and your family to get home.
Reminds me of a similar storm in the early 1970s that flooded and killed lots of people. Hurricane went from Alabama up into West Virginia.
One thing that offended lots of TV viewers...A child had just lost his parents in a flood back then. A news reporter runs up to the boy, shoves a microphone in his face and says in a loud voice....”HOW DOES IT FEEL NOW YOUR PARENTS ARE DEAD!”
My sister is in NC.
My niece made it home from college before this hit; her college has limited water and all roads blocked. The students are conserving water, prohibited from showering, and rationing food.
My niece’s boyfriend came over to see her and is now stuck at my sister’s house. The roads to his house are closed down and a failing dam is threatening to destroy his home and wash away all his possessions. His older sister is trapped in the house and can’t get out. He’s trying daily to get to her, checking every route to see if it is passable.
One of my sister’s friends was trapped at work and begged for help on Facebook. Her dogs were crated on the first floor and the water was rising. By the time a mutual friend in a boat got to the house, the first floor was already submerged. They were able to enter the home through a second floor window. House totalled, dogs drowned.
A hospital had 50 patients on the roof because it was flooding so fast.
It is 10× worse than the media is reporting. There are several towns aside from Chimney Rock that are gone.
The Lord works in mysterious ways... Asheville is ground zero for ALT Lifestyles in the south.
Never did see that eerie video the headline asked about
This wasn’t a Katrina-size hurricane.
Helene was just a cat 1 storm. Then it crossed the Gulf Stream. Anyone who ignored that trek wasn’t paying attention or thinking. Hurricanes LOVE warm water.
I’m not sure the rains brought with it were particularly huge, but..
The track took those rains over some landscape really vulnerable to flooding - a lot of rivers and valleys with narrow escape routes for the flood water.
I’ve always believed it’s a bad idea to live next to the water, be it beaches, lakes, or rivers. The water will eventually rise up and slap you up side the head, hard.
I have family in Asheville. I have not heard from any of them since Friday.
That was heartbreaking to read. I feel for the folks...and those poor helpless dogs :(
Praying for your family 👪 🙏 ❤
I just got a couple texts from my sister. She said everyone is OK. They have a generator, and it’s still working.
She was able to go to a nearby grocery store parking lot and use their wifi.
Ive contacted friends via FB and e-mails but Verizon (+200 cell repeaters offline) there is basically no local phones.
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