severestorm
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i hope you are right. I wanna go out and enjoy downtown again. Nothings open. Not even grubhub or uber eats.
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Tropical Major Hurricane Helene
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CraggyRider
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As you said, even a few more weeks adds up to a month, still devastating to businesses that were not already destroyed by the flood.
severestorm
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I'm just going off what my partners manager was told. they had to bring in porta potties.
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Only a single life was lost to the floods in Chimney Rock/Lake Lure and all have been accounted for according to Rutherford County Government. Absolutely incredible news.
iGRXY
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Sadly the woman who died was actually from Gaffney staying in her vacation home in Chimney Rock because she was having to travel to Asheville for the doctor due to back issues. She really shouldn't have even been there in the first place.
Met1985
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That's just 1 reservoir also. There are 2 others damaged. Also I was told there is over 800 feet of pipe that need to be replaced through the county. And they can't turn the water on because it will damage the system because of the crap that's washed into the reservoirs. If they don't do something quick this is going to be a humanitarian crisis. Forget businesses they are still digging dead people out of the debris. Very devastating and sad. There is really no balance at this point. It's survival mode for a lot of people.
Met1985
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Yeah it's not good for about 80 percent of Buncombe county with the water. There are still people with no power and no water still.
CraggyRider
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Hey Met1985 you know me under a different moniker elsewhere 
I will post this here also. A very good summary of the current situation with the water system:
avlwatchdog.org
Good news out of Rutherford County, all missing people have been accouted for. Sadly, three people lost there lives.
I will post this here also. A very good summary of the current situation with the water system:
City starting to repressurize water system in eastern Buncombe, but full systemwide restoration could still take weeks • Asheville Watchdog
While the City of Asheville crossed a milestone this week by reconnecting a major bypass valve at North Fork Reservoir that can feed the entire system, officials cautioned that full restoration is still weeks away. Contractors continue to repair the distribution system, which includes miles of...
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Good news out of Rutherford County, all missing people have been accouted for. Sadly, three people lost there lives.
severestorm
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Water is Finally returning to some Buncombe county residents. Hopefully downtown is soon.
Met1985
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Lol good stuff. I read this after that some places are finally seeing water make it into there communities. This is definitely great news and hopefully it will just get as the days go by.Hey Met1985 you know me under a different moniker elsewhere
City starting to repressurize water system in eastern Buncombe, but full systemwide restoration could still take weeks • Asheville Watchdog
While the City of Asheville crossed a milestone this week by reconnecting a major bypass valve at North Fork Reservoir that can feed the entire system, officials cautioned that full restoration is still weeks away. Contractors continue to repair the distribution system, which includes miles of...
Good news out of Rutherford County, all missing people have been accouted for. Sadly, three people lost there lives.
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The other problem with all that is those trees are a tinder box waiting to be ignited. If you remember, the spring and early summer after Hugo saw a drastic increase in mountain wild fires
NCSNOW
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17 days after the storm and the State of NC still cant produce a comprehensive list of the amount of missing persons. I get that MP are reported to different agencies, Sheriffs, City/Town police, Red Cross etc. But like how hard is it to get everyone's list, put into a excel sheet, use auto sum an cross check repeat names to narrow down. Then double back and welfare check the address's one more time. Has anyone seen an update on this subject last several days? I could be missing it but unfortunately the news cycles have dropped off so much outside the region have no clue.
NCSNOW
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I was able to get on App and sugar webcams, didn't notice anything unusual. Surprised no slide or washout evidence. Cant get on Beech, summit. Tree damage shouldn't be an issue as slopes are obviously cleared out of trees. Believe Beech has Nov 29th as target opening day
NCSNOW
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Beleive this is Chad Tucker wGHP in High Point. Sobbering , espeacilly with the current wx outside.
Drizzle Snizzle
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I sure hope they can stay warm during these chilly nights.
severestorm
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West Asheville FINALLY got water. Looks like only a few thousand remain without power. I still have a snapped pole I need to call Duke for. Alot of ppl are getting internet back too. Finally returning to normal even though Gods thumb was pressed down on us.
I was at the Strom Thurmond reservoir just outside of Augusta earlier on a fishing trip and it looked like an EF5 tornado came through parts of that area
NCSNOW
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Went up the mountain again today. Dont forget em gang. Tons to still be done. Feel guilty coming home, heartbreaking.
Have a friend who went back to her hometown of Old Fort this past weekend. Sent me photos of the damage there and it is awful. Luckily her mom's house didn't get damaged. She took this photo of where they found someone who had died. Very sad situation.
Grandfather Mountain is reopening tomorrow.
NCSNOW
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Good Interview/update of a lady who lives up Black Mountain. 22 days after. Telling how tough it still is. Her community has 100ish in it up there
severestorm
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Yancy county still has 2K without power . Unbelievable this far away from the event.
severestorm
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If Asheville didn't build the spillway in 2020, the entire Asheville could have been without water for at least a year and towns washed away.
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Hurricane Helene Wreaks Havoc across the Midlands & CSRA
Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Florida Panhandle weakening slowly as it pushed through eastern GA and upstate SC.
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Folks in the midlands of SC and around Augusta GA may find this to be interesting.
rusrius
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Thank you for letting us know about this. Very informative and well put together. What a storm!!Hurricane Helene Wreaks Havoc across the Midlands & CSRA
Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Florida Panhandle weakening slowly as it pushed through eastern GA and upstate SC.
Folks in the midlands of SC and around Augusta GA may find this to be interesting.
NCSNOW
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This is Hertbreaking to hear.
Saw families , living in tents interviewed on fox news, in past few days. Know of folks building sheds for folks to live in on their property.
Another article link. Political So FYI.
www.zerohedge.com
This is shocking, as WLOS provides new figures:
Saw families , living in tents interviewed on fox news, in past few days. Know of folks building sheds for folks to live in on their property.
Another article link. Political So FYI.
Major Cold Blast To Hit Helene-Ravaged NC With Families Living In Tents & Cars Amid FEMA Blunder | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
www.zerohedge.com
This is shocking, as WLOS provides new figures:
Scenes on the ground show "tent cities" in Swannanoa, North Carolina...
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