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wookieman, People in the area said that they had no advance warning. The storm was 400 miles to the south, with a mountain range between (which usually damps the hurricane, not accelerates it). Sounds like they went to bed expecting some rain and were dumped on until 10am, 30” in some places. They’d normally worry about storms from the Carolina coast, not gulf coast, for flooding. Sounds like a freak event.
Florida panhandle was told to evacuate, but how much northward should have done similarly? The storm track took out hundreds of miles. Should GA, western SC, NC, WV, and east TN all have evacuated for a Gulf coast hurricane?
Is the civil war on? Is this the Duke Ferdinand moment?
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Complete devastation has been unfolding in western North Carolina as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed days of flooding rains across the region.
Images from Chimney Rock, located just southeast of Asheville, was one of the many cities destroyed by the historic flooding.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/video-shows-chimney-rock-completely-destroyed-as-helene-unleashes-catastrophic-flooding-across-north-carolina/ar-AA1rnQMr
Historic North Carolina village under water after devastating damage from Helene
Fast-moving water surged above front-door steps, inundating buildings and small businesses as Asheville appeared nearly flattened by Helene.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. —A historic village in western North Carolina is under water after bearing the brunt of devastating flooding damage from Hurricane Helene.
Tree branches, logs and a dumpster floated across Asheville’s Biltmore Village, renowned for being built and owned by a single individual.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asheville-north-carolina-helene-damage-rcna173131
Catastrophic flooding from Helene in Black Mountain, NC seen in drone footage
Catastrophic flooding from Helene showed the impact on Black Mountain, NC ahead of critical dam breeches that wiped out Chimney Rock.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/weather/2024/09/28/flooding-black-mountain-nc-damage-drone/75438211007/