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Tropical Major Hurricane Helene

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When comparing to the pre-Helene low SLP records of all time for any month and from any kind of system (see below), it looks like new all-time record low SLPs have likely been established by Helene in/near the corridor from the FL Big Bend through the GA cities (and vicinities) of Valdosta, Warner Robbins, Macon, Milledgeville, and Athens. Helen, GA, probably just missed its record. The prior records were Idalia of 2023 (1049 mb) in the FL Big Bend and mainly from the 3/13/1993 “Storm of the Century” for the listed GA cities:

Low SLP records (pre-Helene):
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Dates of low SLP records (pre-Helene) (3/13/1993 in green):
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Greene County #tennessee - Water plant "Unsalvageable" per report. Plan for a water Emergency that may last weeks. #tnwx


Statement from water department.

"This has been a historical, unprecedented event. Last night, our intake structure was enveloped by the Nolichuckey River. As most know, the Greeneville Water Commission supplies water to Greeneville and the majority of Greene County through five utility districts. Our intake structure is how we pump water from the river to the treatment plant. It was totally submerged. After the water receded today. We discovered that there is not much, if anything salvageable at our pumping station. We have a supply at our plant but it was quickly being used due to circumstances out of our control. We have storage tanks in our system as do the utility districts. At 2 pm today we turned the pumps off at our treatment plant that feeds the distribution system. The water in the storage tanks is what is left. This should be a 24 hour supply under normal conditions.
We are having emergency pumps delivered tomorrow but these things take time. We have to configure piping to our existing infrastructure to get it to our plant which is a few miles away.
We are working incessantly, around the click, to do all we can do as is all of our utilities and first responders.
Please be kind and patient. We have families that we are not able to go home to right now either.
With all of the misinformation, I wanted you to hear it from the horse's mouth ( or as some might say another part of horse anatomy). We do not know how long we will be without water. It is not an if but a when. We are hoping for a week to when we can start pumping. Please give us time and please pray for our community"
 
Operation AirDrop out of Texas is mobilizing to drop supplies to the flooded areas of the southern Appalachians.

Www.operation-airdrop.com

Our operations base is now set up at Concord Regional Airport, where we will begin accepting flights for donations starting tomorrow, Sunday, September 29th, 2024. We anticipate full-scale flight operations beginning on Monday, September 30th.

Volunteer pilots, please start preparing for Monday's launch! Multiple destinations have already been identified, with the largest being Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). We are also working to reach additional locations that have significant need, including remote areas where rotor operations will be essential.
 
Gas emergency in South Georgia and Florida- FL residents are coming into Georgia to buy gas. The lines at the gas stations along I75 are surreal. 1/2 to 1 mile long can be seen all the way up to Cordele. Locals are going west to Moultrie and Thomasville to get gas for vehicles and generators.
 
That was 1.38 million Friday morning. Crazy as we have entire counties that look like they have been knocked from the electric grid

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The silence from Govt in DC and espeacilly Raleigh for WNC is really gnawing me as I sit here with power,food,water and in dry clothes. I cant post videos from folks up there pleading for help. Not like you can get in a car and drive down I 26 to upstate SC and Find abundance of Gas to get back,Groceries etc. You sure aint driving North,East or God forbid west toward TN. Guess when Monday rolls around and everyones weekend is over,they will direct the taxpayer services that regions way.
Its monumental. Gotta get roads opened first, so you can get help up there. Sorry for the rant. But my eyes see what they see and ears hear what they hear from to many diff folks.
 
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NCSNOW said:
The silence from Govt in DC and espeacilly Raleigh for WNC is really gnawing me as I sit here with power,food,water and in dry clothes. I cant post videos from folks up there pleading for help. Not like you can get in a car and drive down I 26 to upstate SC and Find abundance of Gas to get back,Groceries etc. You sure aint driving North,East or God forbid west toward TN. Guess when Monday rolls around and everyones weekend is over,they will direct the taxpayer services that regions way.
Its monumental. Gotta get roads opened first, so you can get help up there. Sorry for the rant. But my eyes see what they see and ears hear what they hear from to many diff folks.
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The death toll from this when they start cleaning in earnest is going to be bad. It literally is like a bomb went off..... They need emergency help bad
 
Sctvman said:
This is the 2002 December ice storm times 10 for western NC and upstate SC. Even now I know multiple folks who couldn’t even get cell phone service north of the Columbia area. An area of 3-4 million basically cut off from the outside world.

And the Panthers are playing at home against the Bengals this particular weekend just like they did in 2002. What a coincidence.
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I completely forgot that. They won that game 52-21. Steve Smith got a receiving, rushing and return TD.
 
Seven water plants in Avery, Burke, Haywood, Jackson, Rutherford, Watauga and Yancey counties are closed, impacting nearly 70,000 households. A total of 17 water plants have reported having no power, and an additional 23 are operating on backup power. There are 50 boil water advisories in effect across western communities
 
Not sure how Buncombe,,Rutherford,Mcdowell counties water situation is. Id Also Imagine Madison and Mitchell counties got pounded. They are more isolated and alot of that floodwater rolls through those counties NE to TN
 
I have seen "reports" that there were dozens and dozens of calls into 911 etc from people trapped in cars during the height of the flooding as people tried to escape and many of those cars and vehicles were washed away etc before anyone could get to them, and that it could take weeks or even months to find them all...take it with a grain of salt since I have not seen that said anywhere officially...
 
Sitting here in Chapin, SC still without power and unable to even leave the road I live on due to all the lines and trees down. But it’s nothing compared to what a lot of you and so many others are dealing with so I just want to wish nothing but the best for everyone affected. Thanks to you all for all the updates and please keep them coming. Ya’ll are my news networks. Love to you all.
 
Unicoi county/erwin update. I have direct communication to the incident command and our church has been working with them in organizing relief efforts.

73 missing now. A few families have been notified of deaths.

They have 5 rescue teams contacting the south side of the county which is effectively an island. They estimate over a month before power is restored.

We have an additional 3 recovery teams beginning to sweep the rivers for the unaccounted for. Likely many grim discoveries to be made.


And this is just our one county.
 
Fountainguy97 said:
Unicoi county/erwin update. I have direct communication to the incident command and our church has been working with them in organizing relief efforts.

73 missing now. A few families have been notified of deaths.

They have 5 rescue teams contacting the south side of the county which is effectively an island. They estimate over a month before power is restored.

We have an additional 3 recovery teams beginning to sweep the rivers for the unaccounted for. Likely many grim discoveries to be made.


And this is just our one county.
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do you know if Washington County fared better than Unicoi County ?
 
Drizzle Snizzle said:
do you know if Washington County fared better than Unicoi County ?
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My aunt lives in Johnson City. I think they are doing a lot better than Erwin and Unicoi County but they were obviously impacted. She’s able to get around town etc…. I’m still without power in upstate sc and it’s not easy at the moment but we are able to get around and find food etc…. It’s just heartbreaking to see what is going on in WNC.
 
Still without power in campobello. It’s awful. Trees are down everywhere. In a lot of cases groups of 7-15 trees all laid down at multiple spots on the same roads. Power lines are obviously down also. The rainfall has been insane also. Nearly a foot of rain here. 15”+ in Landrum right up the road and over 20” as soon as you hit the border and cross over in Polk, Henderson, and western Rutherford county. Rivers were over 25ft above their normal levels. Greer on 29 has power back in a lot of areas so we’ve been coming down here everyday. Absolutely awful in the mountains also. Still no power or cell service. Complete dead zone around Campobello, Landrum, blue ridge areas. A lot of our creeks and streams get fed by streams and rivers coming off of Lake Lure so water is even higher on top of the rainfall.
 
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Yes, and your friend trump wants to get rid of FEMA< NOAA. People #Trumpazoidfuckwits on X, are actually celebrating that Asheville has been decimated. Disgusting.

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Asheville is the most woke city in NC and is nicknamed "San Francisco of the South." I hate seeing fellow North Carolinians suffer from flooding, but Asheville is full of degenerates who ruined the city, so you gotta flush the toilet to get rid of the ----.

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What is the purpose of this post? Not sure why anyone would want to take time to post something other than a way to help the people in need with such a catastrophe. People are tired of division in this country.
 
Shaggy said:
The infrastructure damage is beyond imaginable. How do you get aid in to these areas without a massive air effort? Trucks are useless for a lot of areas, boats are useless so aid is gonna be slow sadly.
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That’s the part of this that’s going to take months and in some cases years to fully recover. Also, and not to overlook the death and destruction being dealt with now, the long term economic impact on these areas will also be devastating. Much of the economy in these areas are built around tourism that won’t be there for some time.
 
How bad do any of you think the flooding around Columbia SC will get in the next day. They are saying the Congaree river will be about same levels of the great flood of 2015. Supposed to crest tomorrow.

They have already started evacuating a neighborhood in Cayce SC (small town across river from Columbia ) that is on the river as water is already beginning to rise. People are starting to panic. Lake Murray Dam has already started releasing water due to water from upstream

Will it be as bad as 2015 which destroyed so much. Just wondering as due to high rivers we were cut off for about a week

All that water in NC has to go somewhere
 
Ghost said:
How bad do any of you think the flooding around Columbia SC will get in the next day. They are saying the Congaree river will be about same levels of the great flood of 2015. Supposed to crest tomorrow.

They have already started evacuating a neighborhood in Cayce SC (small town across river from Columbia ) that is on the river as water is already beginning to rise. People are starting to panic. Lake Murray Dam has already started releasing water due to water from upstream

Will it be as bad as 2015 which destroyed so much. Just wondering as due to high rivers we were cut off for about a week

All that water in NC has to go somewhere
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This was posted 6 hours ago....looks like it's gonna be bad. Prepare for the worse, quicky.

A flood warning is in effect in the Midlands, the National Weather Service said. It will run through 11:45 a.m. Thursday in Columbia, but does not have an expiration date for other areas along the Congaree River in South Carolina that are also above a flood stage level, according to a forecast issued by the National Weather Service.

Moderate flooding is occurring along the part of the Congaree River that flows through Columbia, the National Weather Service said. More moderate flooding is possible in Columbia, but other areas near the Congaree River, including Congaree National Park, are forecast to have major flooding, according to the National Weather Service. The river is expected to continue to rise for at least another day, if not longer. It could impact Richland, Lexington and Calhoun counties, the National Weather Service said.

The Congaree River is not the only body of water in South Carolina affected by the flood warning. The National Weather Service said other areas include:
▪ Wateree River near Camden affecting Kershaw County
▪ Pee Dee River at Cheraw affecting Chesterfield and Marlboro counties
▪ North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg affecting Orangeburg County
▪ Saluda River at Chappells affecting Saluda, Greenwood and Newberry counties
▪ Stevens Creek near Modoc affecting Edgefield and McCormick counties
▪ Wateree River at Lake Wateree affecting Lancaster, Fairfield and Kershaw counties

 
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