Helene Aftermath

[Jay & Bobbie]

Just wanted to say; I hope all travelers got through the storm and flooding safely. The devastation in western NC is heartbreaking.
Please pray for the people affected. If anyone know of a rv'er needing help, please post.

[mlh]

Yes it’s pretty bad. I understand the Builtmore was flooded. There was no way the get to Ashville NC. Some places got 26 inches of rain in one day. In these mountains creeks fill up fast. In 2018 the water was 2 feet over the top of our private bridge. It didn’t get that high this time but we have been without power for 4 days and don’t know when it will be back on. Generators are running everywhere. I have my new Ford Powerboost hybrid truck running our home. We can run everything in the house with it but not everything at the same time.
What other members were in the storm’s path?
Lynwood

[Trevor]

Western North Carolina is our favorite place in the world. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected.

[NCFischers]

We hitched up in the dark and pouring rain on Thursday morning and headed east out of Asheville for home in a torrential downpour right before I40 washed out in several places behind us.

[Bourbon County]

That is truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.

My sister and her family live about 40 miles east of Asheville. I finally got a text from her last night. They are all safe; her daughter's house flooded. No power, water, cell service and estimates are maybe a week minimum before power is restored. So many roads and bridges are washed out, they can't get equipment in to work on it.

[DutchmenSport]

I just called the folks at Pilot Mountain State Park (Pinnicle, NC, or near Mount Airy) to see how they weathered the storm. She said the park did not have to close and the campground did not close either, but there were some trees down that caused some inconveniences. She said, some of the folks who live farther up in the mountains are still without power (including her). So I'm glad Pilot Mountain State Park and the surrounding area (and the folks there) made it through pretty good. I've been a camp host at Pilot Mountain for 3 years now, the months of July and August. It's a pretty special place for me.

[mlh]

We just got the power back on at 11 this morning. A young couple brought a nice little camp on the New River now it’s all gone. All gone nothing left. The guy that repairs our CNC machines has a campground on the New River. I wonder how he is?
Lynwood

[brycesteiner]

No doubt western NC is the most beautiful part of the USA. I was on a facetime call with my brother who lives east of Brevard on Friday around 7:15 am. He said they had already had about 15 inches of rain and then the bucket was full. We got cut off and didn't hear from him until this morning. Everything down. He climbed to the top of the mountain to try and get a cell signal, which he did enough to get a text out to let us know his family was fine. Luckily, no serious damage. Their road washed out and he was able to repair that on Saturday.
He wishes now he had starlink. he works remotely and has no idea when the fiberoptic will be repaired. I offered to take to his community anything he needed. He said don't bother. There is no way in or out right now of their community.

[mlh]

So glad your family is safe. I can’t imagine 15 inches of rain. We only had between 5 and 6 inches. Here in these mountains water runs off fast and the creeks and rivers rise even faster. This isn’t Chinese water torture that takes days. The streams are in their banks then washing houses away and back in their banks in one day.
Lynwood