Why are we not talking about the devastation in Western NC, TN, and other places?

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

What made it bad was that it started raining Monday non stop and then the outer bands started dumping more heavier rain on Thursday into Friday. The mountain run off was crazy.
I got 10 inches of rain from Tuesday to Friday morning here and I am 30 minutes north of Newport TN and an hour and a half to Ashville.
A friend that does HVAC work in Newport told me on Wednesday that it was raining too hard to even think about working.

Here's a little place in Hot Springs that we like to stop at when riding through the area. A real diverse group of people in Hot Springs. Hikers, tourist and motorcycle riders make it a unique place.

 

[Downtown]

This might help some folks with communication

ALERT: Asheville, NC is a TOTAL blackout zone, so we’ve set up TWO Starlink Stations for Public Use

Even NC State Police aren’t able to connect to cellular networks, so they’re using our Starlinks now.

SPOT 1:
DoubleTree Hilton Downtown
199 Haywood
SSID: SORTOR STARLINK
Pass: ncstrong

SPOT 2:
Asheville Shelter
Ferguson Building
340 Victoria Rd
SSID: HALL STARLINK
Pass: ncstrong

Spread this for ANYONE in the affected area. It’s been days since anyone’s been able to connect to cellular out here.

@ChrisHallWx
and I have had these up and running for an hour, and I lost count of the amount of people that’ve told us they’ve FINALLY been able to connect with friends and family and let them know they’re okay

I’m sure this post will have someone run up my data bill just to troll me, but so be it.

We’ve connected Asheville back to the world!

I'll say thank you for all those that aren't able to. This is a heroic thing to do. It means a lot to many who have been incommunicado for a couple of days.

 

[JimTN]

We were going to take supplies of food and water but there's no way to get there from here without going up into Virginia and circling back down into NC and then probably running into the same road outages from that direction. The rural areas are going to need helicopters to supply them.
The Unicoi Hospital was under water and they airlifted the people from the roof.

Check out WBIR channel 10 for some info, they showed some donation sites on the morning news, and I believe you could get to Johnson City w/o much issue as I think some donation sites are in the JC area.

 

[Rthur]

Its bad.
The majority of Bat Cave and Chimney rock are floating in Lake Lure.
Town of Marshall, obliterated.
Historical places forever lost.
Entire communities, MANY in small vallys and coves, cut off from civilization.
Much of western NC has been knocked back to the 19th century at this moment.
Got a car? No road to drive on.
Got a ATV? There is now a 30ft deep ravine you couldnt traverse with a horse, seperating you from any town.
Ive got lots of friends and family there. What few pictures are coming out of the area can't convey the severity of the crisis.

Road the sickles in that whole area a few years back.
Just unbelievable.


R

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

Samaritans Purse is in Boone NC and the Boone area got hit pretty hard.
Boone is also home to Appalachian State University.

 

[UKDslayer]

As of midnight last night at least 84 confirmed dead, over 1000 missing. This will be worse than Katrina.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Sad to hear… spent a lot of time in those hills back in 1980’s and early 1990’s. Salt of the earth folks there.

Though Asheville has turned into Sodom and Gomorrah in the last 30 years….

Can’t believe Chimney Rock is just gone… well mountain flooding is always fast and violent…. Sad day!

Keep safe all you good mountain folk! And rebuild!!!

Sirhr

 

[UKDslayer]

Sad to hear… spent a lot of time in those hills back in 1980’s and early 1990’s. Salt of the earth folks there.

Though Asheville has turned into Sodom and Gomorrah in the last 30 years….

Can’t believe Chimney Rock is just gone… well mountain flooding is always fast and violent…. Sad day!

Keep safe all you good mountain folk! And rebuild!!!

Sirhr

Times like this we would need a strong POTUS.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Times like this we would need a strong POTUS.

The POTOTATOUS was playing golf…

Harris won’t go near the place as it is not east coast liberal commie land.

So… yeah. But mountain folk are tough and resilient. Used to adversity. The real ones that is. Not the ones who just moved there from NY and LA and drove up all the real estate prices so young western North Carolinians can’t afford homes any more.

Sirhr

 

[UKDslayer]

I'll say thank you for all those that aren't able to. This is a heroic thing to do. It means a lot to many who have been incommunicado for a couple of days.

. edit: FCC backed out on Grant that would've provided 18,000 Star link units to North Carolina.

 

[theLBC]

Man hikes 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to reach his parents in North Carolina

(CNN) — It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents.

www.wkow.com

 

[NoDopes]

I wonder with soaring insurance rates.. how many of these people didn't have insurance?

 

[Downtown]

I wonder how many won't have insurance from here on out. I'm sure companies will pull out of the market.

 

[UKDslayer]

I wonder how many won't have insurance from here on out. I'm sure companies will pull out of the market.

Supporting all the billions in Ukraine with 10% to the big guy along with all the grift and the inflation reduction act may put us in a place not even Donald can bring us back from even if they would let them take office.

 

[Longshot231]

Why is it not in the news??? they have more important lies to sell.

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The MSM hasn't been talking about the devastation over here because it would take away from the suffering of the poor underdog Ukrainians suffering at the hands of those evil Russians.

 

[Longshot231]

Katrina repeat...

Florida city illegally bans firearm and ammunition sales, CCW during Hurricane Helene

The City of Okeechobee violated Florida's powerful preemption statute.

thegunwriter.substack.com

 

[theLBC]

Katrina repeat...

Florida city illegally bans firearm and ammunition sales, CCW during Hurricane Helene

The City of Okeechobee violated Florida's powerful preemption statute.

thegunwriter.substack.com

they don't want to endanger the migrant looters.

 

[UKDslayer]

I remember the last strong storm here around June knocked out a trailer park, Red Cross/FEMA couldn't find temporary housing because of all the hotels/motels already occupied with the "foreigners" we were paying for. I'm guessing it's gonna be difficult finding temporary housing for these folks that either lost their housing completely or will be displaced for a long time as well. I know these folk in need now aren't the kind that like asking for help, but charity should always begin at home.

 

[Longshot231]

 

[mosin46]

I don’t know that a lot of the hard hit areas will ever recover. The landscape has forever been changed.

could be truth. i think this storm did much more damage inland than any prev. think the w.coast gulf beaches have never been hit this hard. cedar key has always been a target but it is so bad i wonder if it can be rebuilt. where do people go? this has created many people as homeless.
is just what the NWO needed to start the physical destruction the south and it's,usually conservative people.

 

[mosin46]

I wonder how many won't have insurance from here on out. I'm sure companies will pull out of the market.

pretty sure we will see some such in FL. big payouts and then declare bankruptcy. i think still ins co.s are forced to provide sale of homeowners in order to sell auto/life/health here. i think! so,prices of all ins will go up i bet. CEOs will still get 7 figure $ and stock options i am sure.

 

[theLBC]

 

[theLBC]

 

[hankpac]

Flooding, power outages, and road blocks due to hurricane Helene.

I’m listening to "W4HTP 145.350 Repeater" using the Scanner Radio app. You can listen to it by going to https://scannerradio.app/?l=ODA3MzQ.

Listening for past three days. Seriously f’d up. Ham radio doing a hell of a job.
State govt failed and counties are pissed off.

 

[hankpac]

I wonder how many won't have insurance from here on out. I'm sure companies will pull out of the market.

Only the federal government sells flood insurance.

 

[Downtown]

Only the federal government sells flood insurance.

Correct, but I'm thinking of regular homeowners policies. Florida and California are having issues now.

 

[theLBC]

 

[Steel+Killer]

I live in James Island, SC we are a barrier island south of Charleston, SC before you get to Folly Beach, SC we stayed here during hurricane Hugo in 1989 (I was 14yrs old) It was bad but doesn't even compare to the devastation they are seeing up in Western NC.

One thing about when it floods in coastal places it doesn't usually wipe out the landscape and the water recedes back into the ocean pretty fast.

I stopped at a new Harbor Freight we have and the guy working their said they sold over 100K worth of generators over the weekend. He said some guys were buying 5-10 at a time and he was pretty sure they were going to be heading upstate to resale them. I said I hope they aren't trying to make a profit and hope they resale them for not much more than they paid for them.

 

[theLBC]

 

[hankpac]

Correct, but I'm thinking of regular homeowners policies. Florida and California are having issues now.

Your point is well taken. That issue is exactly why the government is the only one selling flood insurance, the insurance industry stepped away from the market.

 

[EddieNFL]

could be truth. i think this storm did much more damage inland than any prev. think the w.coast gulf beaches have never been hit this hard. cedar key has always been a target but it is so bad i wonder if it can be rebuilt. where do people go? this has created many people as homeless.
is just what the NWO needed to start the physical destruction the south and it's,usually conservative people.

I think someone forgot to tell the insurance companies. I have HO through Allstate, but they are not the insurer.

 

[EddieNFL]

Katrina repeat...

Florida city illegally bans firearm and ammunition sales, CCW during Hurricane Helene

The City of Okeechobee violated Florida's powerful preemption statute.

thegunwriter.substack.com

The chief knows it is illegal. He also knows by the time anyone mounts a challenge, if that even happens, it won’t be needed. As there are no consequences for violating the 2nd, he has nothing to worry about. It’s not like the police station has a wheelchair ramp to far from the door. That would cost the taxpayers big.

 

[Tim_WNC]

I'm outside of Hendersonville, about ~20 miles south of Asheville. It's pretty freaking terrible all over. On the plus side, I've stopped counting the number of Chinook flights I've seen ferrying supplies.

 

[theLBC]

 

[roostercogburn98]

Supposedly already have two setups for use, pretty sure I read or heard that somewhere today.

 

[theLBC]

 

[theLBC]

 

[Mr.BR]

While money is being washed in Ukraine , manpower is deployed for Israel

 

[theLBC]

 

[Inifinty]

Its bad.
The majority of Bat Cave and Chimney rock are floating in Lake Lure.
Town of Marshall, obliterated.
Historical places forever lost.
Entire communities, MANY in small vallys and coves, cut off from civilization.
Much of western NC has been knocked back to the 19th century at this moment.
Got a car? No road to drive on.
Got a ATV? There is now a 30ft deep ravine you couldnt traverse with a horse, seperating you from any town.
Ive got lots of friends and family there. What few pictures are coming out of the area can't convey the severity of the crisis.

Made my way into Hendersonville on Saturday to check in on an uncle. Many areas that can not be passed due to floods, downed trees, and landslides.

Learned a lesson that day, for when living surrounded by forests even in a city as large as Asheville. Every man should own a chainsaw and know how to work it. Seen many standing out in front of stores and parking lots in town not doing much. Not that I blame them. But if every able bodied tom, dick, and harry got out there clearing roads in an organized manner instead waiting on the .gov and the mess could get sorted pretty quick.

 

[notacos4u]

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While money is being washed in Ukraine , manpower is deployed for Israel

Not sure when the troops moved out to be deployed, but at the same time, are there any active duty bases located near Tennessee or North Carolina where they could actually send active duty troops from, I don’t know, Ft. Cambell Ft Bragg?? Just asking for a friend

 

[LeftyJason]

How the Church of Jesus Christ Is Helping Those Affected by Hurricane Helene

In the wake of the devastating Hurricane Helene, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is actively providing relief and support to affected communities.

newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org

Mucking out for 22hrs after Katrina in Slidell and 78hrs of storm damaged tree cleanup in east Texas (Orange, Vidor) after Rita was fun to do back in the day.
Look for the yellow Helping Hands shirts. One of the good ones. Start at certain houses and go to neighbors next. Won't even accept payment.

Justserve.org (lots of organizations working together there) is a good place to help out with service.

 

[Lightning8]

Not sure when the troops moved out to be deployed, but at the same time, are there any active duty bases located near Tennessee or North Carolina where they could actually send active duty troops from, I don’t know, Ft. Cambell Ft Bragg?? Just asking for a friend

Normally a National Guard mission. Interestingly, a lot of Army National Guard from the south (especially Georgia) deployed right now. Big Army cannot support the overseas missions (Active Army too small for the missions assigned by the President) therefore the Army National Guard has become quasi-Active Duty mobilizing every 3 years or so.

 

[notacos4u]

Normally a National Guard mission. Interestingly, a lot of Army National Guard from the south (especially Georgia) deployed right now. Big Army cannot support the overseas missions (Active Army too small for the missions assigned by the President) therefore the Army National Guard has become quasi-Active Duty mobilizing every 3 years or so.

Oh I’m well aware, lmao, National Guard is supposed to be utilized for state operations, but like you said, they’re utilized to augment active duty rotations…. Good thing they probably won’t be going into any combat zones, because you know we don’t have any of them, like Iraq and Syria. Just feel if they are going to utilize the guard to augment them, you’d think the president could use them to augment the ones that aren’t there to assist their own communities…. But like he said, they’ve done all they can do to assist.

 

[theLBC]

i hope it isn't this bad, but i fear if could be...

 

[theLBC]

fema is already using starlink.
hope some people get a chance to update their families.

 

[Steel+Killer]

Every man should own a chainsaw and know how to work it.

This^^^^^I keep a chainsaw (STHIL that actually works) in the toolbox in my truck with fuel, bar oil, felling wedges, hatchet, and two spare chains, I have used it plenty of times mainly at my hunting land, but also other places. It stays in my truck 24/7.

On another note there is going to be a lot of unemployed people around that area a lot of business aren't going to be opening back up anytime soon.

 

[theLBC]

 

[mtrmn]

This^^^^^I keep a chainsaw (STHIL that actually works) in the toolbox in my truck with fuel, bar oil, felling wedges, hatchet, and two spare chains, I have used it plenty of times mainly at my hunting land, but also other places. It stays in my truck 24/7.

On another note there is going to be a lot of unemployed people around that area a lot of business aren't going to be opening back up anytime soon.

I have 2 saws now since my son died. I keep them in seperate locations so if one saw gets destroyed maybe the other will survive.

 

[theLBC]

there is some random lady in puerto rico, at a walmart store, gathering donations for folks in nc.
she is asking folks to repay the kindness they received after maria devastated the island.
there are good hearts out there.