I just now got service back. The whole region has been totally wrecked by this storm. Every 500 year flood line was surpassed by a large margin.
There’s currently no way on or out for a lot of people right now
Edit: Live updates here this is being broadcast on FM to the whole region. The only way a lot of people can get info
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I’ve got a lot of friends in Asheville, luckily heard from most and they’re alright. I’ve been lucky enough that my region wasn’t hit as badly but the majority of my town was under a foot of water on Friday.
Don’t want to dox myself too bad but I need to vent some. I saw whole apartment complexes flooded, houses washed away, all sorts of horrible scenes that I’d rather not have seen. A house directly next to where I lived 1 year ago collapsed into the creek and killed the family inside. My partner is volunteering at a local hospital and the stories and sights she’s told me about make my skin crawl. There are small towns nearby that just don’t exist anymore. Awful awful images, and the resources are just not here.
Still no clean water here and all major roads have been washed away, highways are closed to people coming in and all but one are closed off to those fleeing. I tried to volunteer but Red Cross had enough people. I saw the national guard roll into town and lots of evacuation helicopters which have been relieving. I just feel horrible seeing my community suffering and I’m just here doomscrolling to keep my mind off it.
I had friends at the District in Biltmore Village too. Water totally filled the first floor and they had to be evacuated by high water vehicles. Thousands of cars destroyed. Seeing lots of them siphoned with the batteries taken out which is good. Means someone might have been able to keep their refrigerator and generator powered for an extra day while they waited on help.
The Pardee in Hendersonville is understaffed and has been discharging patients to the local highschool and needs volunteers to help out. They’re taking anyone with a pulse to stay overnight with the people in the school.
Yeah Asheville was basically wiped off the map. It’s fucking insane. I really didn’t expect this hurricane to be “Katrina for North Carolina”
I haven’t even seen Asheville. Hendersonville got hit hard, but what I’m hearing about Asheville is 1000x worse. I just got service back again. It’ll probably be gone again in a bit.
Every 500 year flood line was surpassed by a large margin.
Glad you have service again and it sounds like you are (physically) okay.
The service is intermittent. I’m physically okay and so is everyone I know. Boss wants me to go into work tomorrow but we all told him to fuck off and he backed down lol
Part of me understands why a boss has to act that way but it’s still like “goddamn… no” lol
He’s come around, he got hit too. I volunteered to go into work and check on things because I’m close to the office and can bike there, but now he’s telling everyone to stay home after he started hearing how bad it was.
Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina is fucked
true even outside of this context
but yea my semi-gf had to stay at my dorm for the night instead of her apartment because my uni’s the only place in the region that still has power
I’m amazed that WCU and App maintained power and water. It’s a godsend for the surrounding areas. Without that they’d be totally isolated with no way to stay warm, dry, and fed
I have friends in Boone and a lot of the town itself did lose power and water but it’s mostly restored today by the sound of things. But the water isn’t safe to drink. Truly a miracle that they have as much as they do because road closures due to the washouts and landslides have most everybody stuck hunkering down. I saw some videos of lees mcrae students being evacuated via helicopters so hopefully the worst affected communities can get that same treatment…
Still haven’t heard from my family there, been days now
Check for the iHeartMedia Livestream on YouTube and call in. There running welfare checks and info
Good luck, stay safe.
Thanks, I’m fortunate to not be hard hit, but entire towns are gone around me. I haven’t been able to get more than a couple miles outside my neighborhood, but some people have made it to Charlotte via Georgia. All the major highways are out except one going into SC.
It’s wild. Watching some of these videos coming out is heartbreaking. I’m in Florida and it skirted just by me. We still lost power for a day, trees down all over the place. Y’all getting any sort of guidance regarding this weekend? At the very least, it’s looking like another load of water is heading your way.
There’s a lot of stuff coming in. I’m right at the end of 26 that’s open to SC. Hendersonville and Flat Rock got hit, but nowhere near as bad as Asheville. I’ve been fortunate to have power and water, but gas is still hard to come by and I don’t want to put any in my car when it could go to someone’s generator.
Helicopters and emergency vehicles everywhere, hundreds of linemen working all night trying to get power back.
Fuckin’ a. Take care!
Are you holding up ok?
I’m lucky, never lost water or power. Can’t really leave my neighborhood right now though. Only about 15 houses have power and there are breadlines and gas lines all the way to Gastonia
Glad to hear you’re doing ok!
Anything you or your orgs need?
Check with Asheville DSA for a local leftist org, I’m in Hendersonville and we’re doing alright, but Asheville is totally cut off. There’s a Livestream that’s broadcast on FM to the region you can get to from the iHeartMedia YouTube. There also helping to direct aid.
Thanks!
