Posted on Oct 2, 2024
North Carolina Communities ‘Wiped Off the Map’ by Helene, Governor Says
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The governor of North Carolina said that “hundreds of roads” were destroyed and that entire communities were “wiped off the map” because of storm Helene last week and over the weekend.
“Consider the roads closed in western North Carolina,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told CNN on Sept. 30. “We do not need sightseers coming in to observe the damage. We ask you not to come in unless you are on a specific mission to help with rescue.”
The North Carolina Department of Transportation warned in a Sept. 30 post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that “all roads in Western NC should be considered closed to all non-emergency travel.”
“Consider the roads closed in western North Carolina,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told CNN on Sept. 30. “We do not need sightseers coming in to observe the damage. We ask you not to come in unless you are on a specific mission to help with rescue.”
The North Carolina Department of Transportation warned in a Sept. 30 post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that “all roads in Western NC should be considered closed to all non-emergency travel.”
North Carolina Communities ‘Wiped Off the Map’ by Helene, Governor Says
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Lt Col Charlie Brown I heard they are stopping people at the border to see if they are residents or why they are coning into the state. It's going to take years to rebuild. I consider myself so lucky all we got was a tree on our house and no real damage. Many in this area saw their house literally float away.
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MSgt Dale Johnson
Friends in SC had a tree wipe out their deck but just missed the house, it was big enough it would have completely crushed any part of the house it fell on.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
They are just now completed the last of the rebuilds from the 2022 Flood event that mirrored the flooding there. Less rain, very short duration and very small watersheds. But they didn't have to deal with all of the downed trees either.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
I am grateful for all my friends who escaped the real catastrophe that this storm inflicted. I am dealing with people in shelters in Georgia who lost everything
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Maj Robert Thornton
It reminds me in many ways of the storm in 1994 that camped over Georgia for about 4 days. The dames in middle and south GA burst and caused major downstream damage and flooding. Houston County GA was an island for a few days, even I-75 was closed.
What happened in the areas hit by Helene was, IMHO, even worse.
What happened in the areas hit by Helene was, IMHO, even worse.
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