Helene Recovery & Info

[CarolinaFever]

WRAL reporting 15 people injured and 14 buildings damaged in the Rocky Mount tornado.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[Icky Mettle]

A real damn break.

 

[superrific]

Truckers are cursing at the prospects of years of workarounds.

They aren't the only ones.

 

[CarolinaFever]

Can't believe the flooding in Boone.

569K views · 2K reactions | Boone Flooding - Helene 2024 | Worst flooding we’ve ever seen in Boone by a long shot. This is 321 between Lowe’s and Walmart. | By Nelson Aerial Productions | Facebook

Worst flooding we’ve ever seen in Boone by a long shot. This is 321 between Lowe’s and Walmart.

www.facebook.com

 

[CarolinaFever]

105 headed into Boone.






Sinkhole in front of Legends at App.





App students playing football in the mud at Sanford Mall.

 

[aGDevil2k]

An emergency evacuation is underway in Newport, Tennessee, after a dam suffered a "catastrophic failure" amid the torrential rains brought forth by what was Hurricane Helene.

Tennessee Emergency managers are telling everyone in the downtown area of Newport to leave immediately due to the failure of the Walters Dam along the Pigeon River, and the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Emergency.

The break was reported at 3:30 p.m. ET and NWS officials said a flood wave of water will rush down the Pigeon River over the next three to four hours, reaching downtown Newport about 6 p.m. ET.

 

[aGDevil2k]

Re the earlier convo about Lake Lure - Newport is 50 miles downriver of the Waterville Lake dam

 

[aGDevil2k]

Hard to know what's where sometimes, but this was said to be the Pigeon River just now after the dam collapse

 

[aGDevil2k]

 

[superrific]

Re the earlier convo about Lake Lure - Newport is 50 miles downriver of the Waterville Lake dam

When you're right, you're right. And you were right. And I learned something.

 

[uncgriff]

Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
No, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move, ooh
All last night sat on the levee and moaned
All last night sat on the levee and moaned
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home
Ah-oh

 

[SmilingJack]

Can't help but think about Lake Toxaway in Transylvania county.

The Lake Toxaway Dam Burst - Historic Toxaway Foundation

The Lake Toxaway dam could not withstand a series of torrential rains in the summer of 1916. When it failed, it sent 5B gallons of water over the falls.

historictoxaway.org

That was 1916!

 

[aGDevil2k]

That's what a dam breach is like...if it was there, or where ever.

 

[nycfan]

 

[UNCatTech]

I-40 is gone at the state border.

Wow, I hope no one was on that section when it collapsed.

 

[uncgriff]

I'm concerned we haven't seen anything really of Asheville and Biltmore village.

 

[bridgetender]

I'm concerned we haven't seen anything really of Asheville and Biltmore village.

The 2nd picture on this tweet looks like Biltmore Village to me, but I could be wrong.

 

[rodoheel]

I am definitely concerned that the death toll is going to keep rising. Still a lot of places where flooding of roads is making it hard for people to get around and fully assess the situation.