North Carolina devastated by Helene

[1srelluc]

I was surprised that NC was getting the coverage it is on CNN and MS-LSD today.....Must be because so many dems had moved into Ashville.

DeSantis is even sending help out of FL despite their own troubles.

From what I understand the confirmed death toll is at a 55 year high from one hurricane......Cammile in '69 was a bit worse in that regard but there's still 600 people unaccounted for with Heline.

 

[martybegan]

I was surprised that NC was getting the coverage it is on CNN and MS-LSD today.....Must be because so many dems had moved into Ashville.

DeSantis is even sending help out of FL despite their own troubles.

From what I understand the confirmed death toll is at a 55 year high from one hurricane......Cammile in '69 was a bit worse in that regard but there's still 600 people unaccounted for with Heline.

Uplands where this level of rain aren't usual, especially areas of recent development and growth, are very susceptible to large rainstorms like this. You might not even know your backyard is a natural flood bypass or extension plain for the nearby river, creek or brook.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Is there an update on the power situation for the states affected?

 

[WEATHER53]

Is there an update on the power situation for the states affected?

Approx 2.25 million out

 

[Synthaholic]

I love the Comment section of The Washington Post.

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Consider:​

1) Many are calling this flood "biblical." Indeed in many areas, this is out of the 1000-year floodplain. Some of the highest ground in the east coast, yet not spared from historical flooding.​

2) The areas hardest hit by the floods are also the reddest counties, full of church-going conservatives. Some have died, many more are being displaced for an unforeseen time, five weeks before the election.​

3) North Carolina is a swing state that could decide the election.​

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Now, hang with me here folks. Whether or not this is the deliberate, conscious action of a higher power, isn't it a logical conclusion that if you believe in God, and He is not smiting the flaming liberals but these God-fearing folk, then He is sending a message that by continuing on the climate-change-denying, hate-mongering track they've been on for a couple of generations now, they can expect more of this smiting from the world He so intelligently designed? In November, we might have an answer.​

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I am in agreement with the OP. Stick to the facts regarding the hurricane and aftermath and keep your partisan political perversion (say that five times fast) out of it.

 

[j-mac]

is the water retaining in level areas, or once the actual rainfall was over are those areas draining out now?

Yes, but the mud and debris remains…

 

[martybegan]

Yes, but the mud and debris remains…

With the water receded it allows them to start using the heavy equipment to clear roads into the area and to begin clearing the mentioned mud and debris.

 

[Synthaholic]

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Yes, but the mud and debris remains…

Ive been across that stretch of I-40 a thousand times and never thought it could flood like that.

 

[odanny]

When do you hear of Western North Carolina and Tennessee getting wrecked by a hurricane?

The size of Helene was massive, and I don't know how its size compares to past hurricanes but it seems that it has had a reach that exceeds most others.

 

[bendog]

When do you hear of Western North Carolina and Tennessee getting wrecked by a hurricane?

The size of Helene was massive, and I don't know how its size compares to past hurricanes but it seems that it has had a reach that exceeds most others.

It's very different. My daughter and SIL had at least one tornado go over their savannah apt, but the next day, their places there and in gainesville, fl were dry. I think my kid filled her car up today. The Villages in Fla had little to speak of.

Conversely, Andrew literally wiped Homestead off the map, but they did rebuild

Hurricane Andrew 25 Years Later: Homestead Was Ground Zero

This Thursday marks 25 years since Hurricane Andrew unleashed its wrath on South Florida and though the Category 5 hurricane destroyed much of the local infrastructure, Homestead was ground zero for the monstrous storm.

www.nbcmiami.com

I guess I think of hurricanes as oceanborne. People think Katrina, but really Rita that came a few days later wiped out W. La. Livestock simply died. But NC seems more like a large area hit with torrential mountain rain. I saw that out west, but it was more a torrential, but pretty short lived storm, but a flash flood could result. Still, NC seems really not an issue of just local devestation like Nashville and other places have seen

I thought both Fema and Red Cross warned that for a hurricane size natl disaster .... for 72 hours, you better expect to be on your own. No power no water no gas no nuthin.

 

[Synthaholic]

 

[j-mac]

With the water receded it allows them to start using the heavy equipment to clear roads into the area and to begin clearing the mentioned mud and debris.

Of course, but trust me, it’s a mess.

 

[j-mac]

Ive been across that stretch of I-40 a thousand times and never thought it could flood like that.

That blew my mind….I deliver a lot in Shelby, and come back right up 74, to 25 by Hendersonville….

 

[Harpy Eagle]

When do you hear of Western North Carolina and Tennessee getting wrecked by a hurricane?

They get flooding often from hurricanes. You do not hear about it most of the time as it is more localized.

This time due to the size of Helene my mom had been getting rain for 22 hours straight before Helene even struck Florida.

 

[martybegan]

Of course, but trust me, it’s a mess.

I drove through the rockaways after Sandy to drive one of our senior engineers to help try to restart some substation to get power back on (I luckily had a company rental with a full tank of gas setup for another job), I've seen places blown out.

The creepiest part was a combination of a layer of filth on everything combined with boats just hanging out in the middle of roads.

 

[22lcidw]

I love the Comment section of The Washington Post.

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www.washingtonpost.com

​

Consider:​

1) Many are calling this flood "biblical." Indeed in many areas, this is out of the 1000-year floodplain. Some of the highest ground in the east coast, yet not spared from historical flooding.​

2) The areas hardest hit by the floods are also the reddest counties, full of church-going conservatives. Some have died, many more are being displaced for an unforeseen time, five weeks before the election.​

3) North Carolina is a swing state that could decide the election.​

​

Now, hang with me here folks. Whether or not this is the deliberate, conscious action of a higher power, isn't it a logical conclusion that if you believe in God, and He is not smiting the flaming liberals but these God-fearing folk, then He is sending a message that by continuing on the climate-change-denying, hate-mongering track they've been on for a couple of generations now, they can expect more of this smiting from the world He so intelligently designed? In November, we might have an answer.​

If climate change affected by humans was real, the world would have pushed mandatory changes many years ago when the scam was started. The next date of human climate change extermination is 2030. Nothing is being done in countries that are growing and have massive production facilities like China and India in that their carbon footprints are decreasing.

 

[KissMy]

The trees were often there first. Usually you can bury power lines, but its significantly more expensive.

You also get damage at the local booster stations themselves.

The Idiots in Florida plant trees all around every Highway Intersection & along all the Causeways. They also disguise their Cell Towers as Huge Pine Trees that catch a lot of wind. But at least it's easy to bury their communication & powerlines in the sand.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Update, latest advisory is power could be as far out as Friday before we get it back. Some have power now, but it’s spotty…

Power companies are workin around the clock…God bless them…

And it's not just NC power companies. We here in LA, my own little podunk power company, sent everything they could to help get the lights back on. Now, I don't know WHERE they went, most likely FL, but they are helping out. I was on I-20 the day before the storm hit and saw a caravan of line service trucks headed east.

Trust me, we're doing everything we can to help. It just takes time.