Hurricane Helene thread - Not a football thread but y’all be safe *keep politics, conspiracy theories, and and tinderbox squabbles out of this*

[Candler Cat]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm in the mountains near Asheville NC and we are supposed to get heavy rain on top of the rain we've gotten in the last 24 hours. The storm hasn't even started here yet and there is already flooding everywhere. 

South buncombe here, we're up on a hill and not near any river, I'm just hoping none of the large oaks near us decide to come down 

Totally expecting power to be out for a while tomorrow 

[LinvilleGorge]

There were about a dozen bucket trucks staged at the gas station at the end of the street. Plenty of room there, guess they're just gonna hang out there and wait for the calls to start coming in.

[Panthers Fan 69]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

There's no way this will be worse than 1916. That was two back to back hurricanes within a week. The second one dropped upwards of 20" in a 24 hour period on already completely saturated land and swollen streams. That's the one that wiped out the town of Mortimer on Wilson Creek. Wilson Creek crested at 94 feet through the gorge. This will probably be the worst flooding in the last 20 years or so though. It ain't nothing to sneeze.

Katrina was the worst we saw outside of Linville in 2004. Roads washed away and Boone was under water. 

[Greatman77]

I'm in California today, flying back to Charlotte tomorrow (hopefully). Wish me luck.

[bandu]

1 hour ago, Candler Cat said:

South buncombe here, we're up on a hill and not near any river, I'm just hoping none of the large oaks near us decide to come down 

Totally expecting power to be out for a while tomorrow 

yeah I live in West Asheville not very far from Candler & roads close to the river such as Swannona River Road have already been closed off 

Edited September 27 by bandu

[Candler Cat]

14 minutes ago, bandu said:

yeah I live in West Asheville not very far from Candler & roads close to the river such as Swannona River Road have already been closed off 

Yep all your typical areas are flooded before it even gets here, Amboy road, Biltmore village, probably the lower parts of the river arts district. A lot of business in those areas are going to get ruined 

Saw a post on Facebook there's been several shelters opened up, including one in West Asheville if you need it

ETA Trinity Baptist 

Edited September 27 by Candler Cat

[bandu]

19 minutes ago, Candler Cat said:

Yep all your typical areas are flooded before it even gets here, Amboy road, Biltmore village, probably the lower parts of the river arts district. A lot of business in those areas are going to get ruined 

Saw a post on Facebook there's been several shelters opened up, including one in West Asheville if you need it

ETA Trinity Baptist 

 yeah fortunately i have a very nice house in West Asheville that keeps me safe & dry from the inclement weather 

thanks for the info though & as always be safe 

 

Edited September 27 by bandu

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Katrina was the worst we saw outside of Linville in 2004. Roads washed away and Boone was under water. 

Yeah, that's what I was referring to when I said worst in the last 20 years or so 

[LinvilleGorge]

I'm glad Asheville is on the other side of the divide. That way all the trash and needles  that get washed downstream won't end up here. I'm joking but not really. LOL

[jayboogieman]

9 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, that's what I was referring to when I said worst in the last 20 years or so 

[LinvilleGorge]

24 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

Missed matching that 94 foot mark by just a hair.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

We bought our house about three and a half years ago and honestly based on our small creek, I'm not even sure this ranks as a top 5 flooding even in that timeframe for my tiny little 12 acre microcosm. You know it's a good one when the creek is pumping so hard into the pond that it causes the entire half acre pond to whirlpool. That hasn't happened yet with this storm.

[CamWhoaaCam]

9 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'm glad Asheville is on the other side of the divide. That way all the trash and needles  that get washed downstream won't end up here. I'm joking but not really. LOL

I visit Asheville once a year and the needles are definitely a real thing. 

[L-TownCat]

I survived Hugo.  This ain’t even close.