Hurricane Helene's record-breaking impact in the aftermath of the storm

[@DonnaWoody-l1j]

It is 9:49am on Sunday after the fury of Helene I live in Maggie Valley,NC .We have been hit hard as well such as bridges and roads being washed away. I want to thank all NC First Responders for everything they have done to help the people here. No one has lost their life but they lost their lively hood. Can't say enough about the responders God Bless all of you.

[@Oldleftiehere]

@@DonnaWoody-l1j And you as well. I know Maggie well and know how devastating 2004 was for you. Please take care and know our thoughts are with you all.

[@mcbreden1]

My son’s fiancé was able to walk to a fire station to send a text message that she’s ok. ❤

[@spacibomzagada6154]

I’m from Zimbabwe my deepest condolences to families who lost their lives

[@kiewies]

Still waiting to hear from some people.... My old workplace is under 10' of water. So terrible.

[@charlottesmith6591]

🙏

[@SamToTheCherry]

I was moving in with my friend Pete tomorrow and I missed his only call and I have been so worried ever since

[@RannPatterson]

Good, quick & concise coverage. Most local news are posting good coverage but not saying or posting a banner for where they are- which state they are in, but I saw where this immediately on yours. I hope everyone is safe and you recover quickly. Thank you and God bless.

[@hp2474]

I can’t get in touch with any of my family in the Weaverville/Balsam area. Praying for everyone affected

[@charlottesmith6591]

🙏

[@Thewindingstairs747]

I was able to talk to people all over WNC until noon. It’s like information was purposefully cut off.

[@alexdifaso4776]

@@Thewindingstairs747 yes this hurricane is also a conspiracy theory. Lord jesus you are all insane down there.

[@Fuphyter]

My son lives there. I haven't heard anything yet.

[@Thewindingstairs747]

@@Fuphyter it’s weird that the service just cut off yesterday about 10 am. It worked before that. I called family ant talked to them. So the wind didn’t damage the towers. I think they were cut off. Can’t have people seeing how unprepared guv crapper was for this. Dams all over failing but he’s saving race tracks

[@Oldleftiehere]

One more thing, for all who own an I Phone 14 or newer, the latest update to iOS 18 give you the ability to link to a satellite in order to send an emergency text to a contact person to let them know where you are or that you need help.

[@norm2264]

You dumbbell you can't eat us iPhone

[@SCRB1GR3D98]

So im just screwed with an android is what your sayin.

[@LisaGustafson-w8s]

No gt you​@@SCRB1GR3D98

[@donovanphillips4973]

Thank you

[@rob9368]

50 dead so far. Some friends of mine still can’t reach family member to check. Cell towers are down.

[@charlottesmith6591]

🙏

[@RazzleDazzle59]

I can't get ahold of any of my family. Some in fletcher Hendersonville,Asheville and Mills River Area. Prayers for Everyone there and Here In TN..And Hoping to Hear something about Family and Friends there.. 😢🙏💔

[@johnnylafayette]

The waves and winds still know his name!

[@paranormalsaturday1131]

In times like this grocery stores should just allow the public to come in and empty the shelves...to prevent looting, and also cause most of the food, meats, etc, will have to be tossed out anyways after days of no power.

[@dknowles60]

you dont owned the food, they will make money on the tax right off

[@paranormalsaturday1131]

@@dknowles60 They need to share that food with the public, they're going to toss it out anyways...or just waste time and fuel flying in new food. Waste makes haste...

[@dknowles60]

@@paranormalsaturday1131 ever hear of Lawyers, how young are you get a job and move out of yours moms basement and learn something

[@Cynthia99911]

Praying for recoveery for all. Send in the National Guard to help!

[@princessadventures1285]

Theyre overseas

[@nannerz1994]

There's a lot of people who are not even in Fire zones in California that are losing homeowners insurance but in Florida and stuff you're always in a hurricane flood zone so I understand insurance companies pulling out of Florida way more than California.. and even places like the Carolinas and Tennessee and Georgia is like it floods all the time

[@suzannebuss5483]

Great commentators

[@Gary-s8e]

THAT IS SO BAD. ALL. THAT WATER. AT ONE. TIME

[@SeaTravelr123]

Folks don't pay attention... You hear a storm is coming your way, at least get your self some dry goods so you can eat for a few days,,,, seriously.!!!!

[@chriscarter1177]

Oh we ain't stupid here in NC. We been down this road a time or six...

[@SachinGanpat]

Naw. Let's go to a bachelor party.

[@Thewindingstairs747]

Dams breaking and roads washing away because of that. What state official is in charge of those kinds of infrastructure? Shouldn’t he have had dams opened to let water out before Helene got here? Or is he too busy lynching black men running for his job?

[@swl9270]

And water

[@jamesalec1321]

Do not depend on the Officials to help you, you have to depend on yourself first, to be prepared for all eventualities. Always assume government will not do the job you expect them to do.

[@dennisjones3253]

Starting at time stamp 3:25 and the short news segment about the North Fork Reservoir. If one traces down the North Fork Left Fork Road(on Google Maps), it makes a sharp turn and cuts through a large field before it intersects with North Fork Road. There is a line of trees and Legacy Lane as the outer borders on each side of the field “above” the road. This is one of the locations where we parked the “working trucks” and part of basecamp while filming the Oscar winning “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Just on opposite side of the road(in the field below the road)was the actual location of the three billboards in the movie 🎥

[@thewatchmen4920]

Some people just don't believe or trust their weather people. They give notice weeks before of a possibility of 🌊🌀🌪️🌧️. But some ignore the signs or thinks it can't happen here or it won't. Mother Nature will do whatever she wants when ever she wants. Like it or not.

[@ericreitz3753]

Why is there no info coming out of Haywood county

[@dennisjones3253]

Starting at time stamp 13:07 that Biltmore Village BP gas station(in close proximity to the Biltmore Estate)is one of the more frequent refueling stations that I utilized while driving the fuel truck during the filming of the “Biltmore Christmas” movie back in January/February 2023. FYI, the Biltmore Village was originally established as a “company town” during the construction of the George Washington Vanderbilt II Estate(construction began 1889, completion in 1895 & opened Christmas Eve 1895)containing housing for the estate workers, along with delivery of construction materials by the railroad located in the village. I was also baptized upriver in the Cane River mentioned in the beginning of the video around ages 9-10(when it was much calmer, of course) Reminiscent of the saying… “Lord Willing and the creeks don’t rise.”😉

[@monicasojka2738]

Landlines work without power. You can call 911 if you need help and let people know that you are ok or what help you need

[@nascar427]

Very few people have landlines anymore. Most are all VOIP now, which are useless in an emergency.

[@CBBC435]

Bob Caldwell is sorely missed.

[@chriscarter1177]

Definitely time to build a high water vehicle

[@hollynonya6991]

It's called a boat lol JKing

[@ghetinknotabush8602]

I hope people keep in mind it was a severe storm in their area. It happens. Storms are indiscriminate. The global warming crowd will be: LOOK! I TOLD YOU! Hurricanes come every year. I live in upstate SC.

[@PawesomeCatVideo]

Denial is not a river in Egypt. Ignorance does not flatter.

[@MattOlshove-fk7us]

Natural ya right 😢

[@dennisjones3253]

At the 5:00 time stamp, S. Tunnel Road is steeper just before the location of the reporter as it passes by the Asheville Mall. One Winter evening, back in the early 90s, I had to stop at the top of that hill to wait for a couple of vehicles to get clear in order to have an open slick road heading towards Swannanoa River Road(levels out before the swift water about where the power pole falls over in the video). I kept switching and repeating the process between 2 types of jackknifes with the trailer weight pushing the tractor around at the drive axles from the low gear crawl, then applying brakes to shortly to realign the equipment just before the trailer started around sideways from the braking in a Brigadier GMC city tractor pulling an old ragtop(tarpaulin type)trailer for Carolina Freight(terminal was located at 192 Swannanoa River Road back then)as I “slithered” the equipment like a snake down the grade in order to maintain a crawl down that hill. 😅

[@karenstrain1152]

This storm breaks records from 1790s.

[@snookmeister55]

Who has records from 1790?

[@karenstrain1152]

@@snookmeister55 the TVA has unofficial records in the National Archives. There are records somewhere….. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlantic_hurricanes_in_the_18th_century

[@terryarmstrong8598]

Helen will exceed the damage of Hurricane Hugo in late September, 1989. I still have river rocks I picked up near Burnsville in Yancey County, NC in the mid-1990s. Not many, just a few.

[@johnnylafayette]

Age of aquarius water and wind

[@jamesalec1321]

10:32 Clearing off the bridge but throwing the trash back into the river to potentially end up as a private citizens problem and responsibility is prob not a proper thing to do, the trash could've been handled differently.

[@Starbuckin]

I muted the audio after getting tired of listening to these clueless "reporters" or whatever they are. Cell lines?? Really??? This road is totally impassible ?? Really??

[@christopherpike8269]

Has anyone heard from the president on issuing government assistance or that they are monitoring these catastrophic events in multiple states? Not getting political, genuinely want to know if there is a plan?

[@KhawmTiti]

With all these incredible flooding and only 2 lost of life..vow

[@poonerboonerconsumer8725]

Burger the goat

[@joelmecklenburg8009]

7:56

[@MayahHalo]

its not a season it was a promise so stop calling it a season its natures way of judging the Wicked !!!! Praise Mother Nature for her on in time right and exact !!! wrong doing going on !!!

[@ThomasSheehan-j1r]

sorry,just sorry .

[@inktothepast]

Bahahahah! God is good.

[@anamariecameron7874]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@МаксимНестеров-у2ц]

Wilson Cynthia Anderson John Martin Edward

[@billyhighfill]

Just wait. The end times are here. It gets MUCH worse.

[@billyhighfill]

In other words, trust in Jesus

[@rhondataylor4455]

It's near the "Most High" hasn't fulfilled his promises yet so it's not the end; Yet!!

[@clairedgaia3626]

Nothing 'natural'about this hurricane.

[@DypoMage]

Keep laughing at Greta Thunberg, we laugh at you!

[@rickbaker9053]

Why don't you take a look into mans weather devices, like Haarp for instance.

[@hollynonya6991]

How can Greta explain the worst storms that happened over 100.years ago? It's just seems worse now because their are MORE people living in places not meant to be lived on Like a sand bar

[@SKF358]

?

[@norm2264]

Anybody see or hear from Biden

[@Luckyme2-.]

Nope. Is anyone surprised?

[@jarrad5252]

Yes, he has made multiple statements and approved resources to help multiple states and counties impacted. Would you like a list?

[@craigc1879]

@@jarrad5252lol

[@2tees80]

😂😂 Wow built like a action figure 🫵🏾

[@SKF358]

Always look at each other, newsies, trying to pretend you're acting natural.

[@rulistening7777]

0:55 What is this one in white wearing ? Gym clothes ? Zoom in on that. 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃

[@JuanRamirez-v9h]

If I knew nothing about the presidential candidates, other than Kamala Harris believes in climate change, and Donald Trump, in 2024, still believes that climate change is a hoax, I would obviously vote for Kamala Harris, and not be ignoring clown Trump.

[@SKF358]

It must be "climate change" as there's never been a hurricane before. And definitely voting for a tyrannical Commie like Harris is the wise thing to do.

[@KhawmTiti]

Vow..incredible weather. I bet Trump would still say this is fake news

[@KRITORISS]

😂😂😂😂 Climate change is fake though right? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@paranormalsaturday1131]

Yeah it's fake. Floods have been occurring for 1000's of years, it's just man didn't have infrastructure everywhere...

[@SKF358]

"Climate change" must be involved because there's never been a hurricane before.

[@marley4251]

God is angry Netanyahu was welcomed in NY.

[@Cynthia99911]

NO He's NOT! He has His hand on Netanyahu. Get your facts straight. Did it ever occur to you that this was a man-made storm? The wicked ones in CERN, Switzerland have been messing with our climate and storms for years! They are trying to open portals to bring in an evil entity. Do your homework before you slam an annointed man.

[@SKF358]

Actually, it was Roe v. Wade reversal, because God loves abortion.

[@WhiteBear65-nk6zf]

French Broad in Asheville!?😂

[@d.carter]

Yes

[@flowerforsyte5671]

The wrath and judgement of Allah [swt] on America!

[@KJSvitko]

Climate change and rising sea levels will make properties in low lying areas and coastal areas impossible to insure. Banks will be reluctant to give a mortgage for 15 or 30 years because the property may be under water. Selling properties to average buyers will become impossible in the future as banks and mortgage companies stop making loans for these properties. Coastal areas are a high risk for insurance and extreme weather like hurricanes. People will have to self insure and take the risk of loss. Condo associations are losing their insurance and if they find a new higher cost policy they will be passing on the higher costs to association members. Flooded cars from hurricanes fill the salvage lots. Insurance companies will raise rates and pass on the costs and risks to policy holders next year. Coastal properties will be confined to wealthy individuals that can buy properties with cash and self insure for losses from hurricanes or rising sea levels.

[@hollynonya6991]

@@KJSvitko people should not be building on the Coast EVER Coastal areas are always changing, especially if they are sand bars Sand bars Move if nothing is nothing them down The Sea has been rising since the last post glacial period Interestingly enough The world in Total is gaining coastal land And the land in some coastal areas are sinking

[@mega-hb4re]

Stupidity kills