Helene damage Mountain City TN to Damascus VA overflight (raw video)

skip ahead to 5:30 to see Damascus. Note the streets are not normally the color of mud. Also notice the mobile homes washed away and into the trees as we approach the town.

[@Sbreslin59-js2zz]

Looks beautiful that’s for sure

[@destinycoach5]

Well im confused. If this was to show devastated areas it didnt work. All the built up areas look normal. I didn't see one broken road at all. No piles of debris no piles of cars or homes, none of the newly formed rivers where roads used to be. Really, i didnt see anything at all that resembled the kind of damage we are seeing on ground. At 9 min there was a town that may have looked like it was in disarray. I think narration was needed. I watched this on my phone then went to computer hoping larger screen showed something. It didnt. Are you flying by the hard hit areas? Still I did appreciate the view of the fly by. Seeing arial shots of mountain towns is a rare view. Such a beautiful area. Thanks for the vid.

[@defenderofthepublic]

The FAA mandates a minimum safe altitude. A careful review of the video, and perhaps pausing, will show several mobile homes washed away as well as how half of the town streets are earth toned as they are covered with mud.

[@deeppurplefan]

Its not going to look like a wasteland overall. The washed out areas are in the valley floor where all the water funneled into the rivers and creeks. This impacts some town centers and many main routes that follow rivers and thus get washed out. The immediate problem is if you can't get in or out with a normal vehicle. Once they fill in the blown out road sections aide will flow and repairs start.

[@stephaniestephen2497]

The altitude of the mountains showed how destructive water confined can be.

[@Brent-z7r]

Looks pristine that high up

[@defenderofthepublic]

The FAA mandates a minimum safe altitude over "congested areas" I couldn't get much lower without violating the regs.