However bad you think it is in NC and TN, it's worse. We won't know the full scope of things for weeks. There's a lot of little places deep in the mountains that now have no power, no cell reception, and washed out roads, meaning they are quite literally cut off from the outside world. Hurricanes and tropical storms usually hit coastal, …
However bad you think it is in NC and TN, it's worse. We won't know the full scope of things for weeks. There's a lot of little places deep in the mountains that now have no power, no cell reception, and washed out roads, meaning they are quite literally cut off from the outside world. Hurricanes and tropical storms usually hit coastal, low lying, flat areas. The simple physical fact of the mountains will make the rebuilding efforts so, so much more difficult.
I live in a hurricane prone area, and my heart is broken for the inland people devastated by this storm. It has caused what along the Gulf Coast would be considered Category 4 level damage or greater, except that it is being born by areas unprepared to deal with it. A truly tragic situation.
Next year will be 20 years since Katrina, and you can still see the scars where I live. The mountain towns have a long road ahead. It’s horrible. Yet they will also find so much hope and so much goodness in the middle of the sorrow. We owe them our prayers and any material support we can give.
I agree 100%. I have a friend that lives in Western North Carolina in a heavily impacted area. His first name is Stephen. His home, thankfully, was not damaged, but he can‘t get to work because of a massive landslide caused by Helene, and he just for electricity back today. But he says whole neighborhoods in his town were wiped away by the floodwaters like they were hit by a giant tsunami.
However bad you think it is in NC and TN, it's worse. We won't know the full scope of things for weeks. There's a lot of little places deep in the mountains that now have no power, no cell reception, and washed out roads, meaning they are quite literally cut off from the outside world. Hurricanes and tropical storms usually hit coastal, low lying, flat areas. The simple physical fact of the mountains will make the rebuilding efforts so, so much more difficult.
I live in a hurricane prone area, and my heart is broken for the inland people devastated by this storm. It has caused what along the Gulf Coast would be considered Category 4 level damage or greater, except that it is being born by areas unprepared to deal with it. A truly tragic situation.
Yes it looks as horrific as the damage was in southern Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina.
Next year will be 20 years since Katrina, and you can still see the scars where I live. The mountain towns have a long road ahead. It’s horrible. Yet they will also find so much hope and so much goodness in the middle of the sorrow. We owe them our prayers and any material support we can give.
I agree 100%. I have a friend that lives in Western North Carolina in a heavily impacted area. His first name is Stephen. His home, thankfully, was not damaged, but he can‘t get to work because of a massive landslide caused by Helene, and he just for electricity back today. But he says whole neighborhoods in his town were wiped away by the floodwaters like they were hit by a giant tsunami.