STAND TALL - Hurricane HELENE Demolishes Forest around Family in Asheville, NC

[@sammyjoe8997]

whoever built their house deserves an award for quality construction

[@noeladcock]

For sure!

[@TB-zw7dt]

I was just about to comment along those lines. Hat's off to the homebuilder and associates.

[@James-f6f5g]

God bless all thoy devastated by Helene. I survived hurricane Michael in Florida. Life will be tough for a while but there's life and light at the end of that tunnel Nature will replenish itself rapidly. You will find millions of tree seedlings coming up next spring. God bless.

[@proudamerican2133]

​@@TB-zw7dtprobably northern

[@dabzprincess92]

They got blessed luck and builders had nothing to do with their house staying.

[@jackietaitt7334]

I just watched this and I'm beyond amazed that they survived and the house hardly was touched. GOD IS GREAT.

[@paulao7022]

God, looks after HIS CHILDREN!

[@ronster-380]

The people who died ... god wasn't so great for them.

[@AKPakrat]

God....created that storm.

[@GrumpyYank26]

Keep your religion to yourself. I’m tired of listening to you talk about it.

[@albertfinney1328]

@@AKPakrat If that is the case it was he with the hand on the weather manipulation controls. Came to earth special like to do it. I am continually amazed by the things that are dismissed by claiming god did it, as viewed through lenses of DENIAL. That storm, that flooding was created by diabolical bastards, I would not doubt they would prefer blaming some god. Maybe that is where your myth arose.

[@AStanton1966]

Whoever roofed that lady's house, did it by the book. Bravo to that crew; most shingles are rated to withstand winds up to only 72mph!

[@TheLolacat1]

I live in Florida. The architectural shingles on my roof are {supposedly} made and applied to withstand winds up to 130 miles mph.

[@AStanton1966]

@@TheLolacat1 We got the weaker Yankee shingles up here in the North.

[@robertsonmw]

That's the first thing I thought, most of the shingles are still there.

[@thebullgator]

In Florida, we’ve been using Belmont IR shingles by Certainteed and with 8 nails per shingle and get a 130mph rating. We didn’t lose a single shingle with Helene.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

That’s very unusual up there, usually the build quality is not great, no hurricane clips, sometimes not even membranes below the shingles.

[@marilynbridges8697]

Thank you, God, for protecting this family in their home!!!

[@cynthiabroaddrick7197]

Amen!!

[@savedbygrace5152]

Only GOD can do that! THANK YOU JESUS!

[@nealdraper3751]

Who made the Storm? Could have stopped It from happening.

[@MindyFranklin]

​@@nealdraper3751sometimes God allows the storms but keeps you safe during it.

[@ToiletTxtr]

@@nealdraper3751 With all of the patents that exist and documented manipulation like, "Operation Popeye" in Vietnam one really wonders who made the storm.

[@spicencens7725]

I saw this footage of their home before, and all I can say is God was with them! Miraculous!🙏🏻❤

[@Arcturus-One]

Where was God for the over 200 people killed, the lakes, rivers, creeks, forests and all life within?

[@Sundayschoolnetwork]

​@@Arcturus-Onehe was with them too. We live in a fallen creation, no pun intended!

[@Mrbfgray]

@@Sundayschoolnetwork God's perfect creation failed again? Just can't get it right.

[@Sundayschoolnetwork]

@Mrbfgray do you understand what happened in the fall?

[@Mrbfgray]

@@Sundayschoolnetwork Which fall? Endless examples of failed civilizations and a few near hominin extinction events. Religious mythology may have some value but literal interpretation is pure ignorance.

[@Grateful4life4time]

And THIS is God’s protection for you ladies and gentlemen. (Recently I realised I was a recipient of such protection 🥹 The Love of God is most amazing ❤️ He is my life and only hope 🙏)

[@AKPakrat]

yup....pray that shit away.........

[@Infiniteone333]

Nothing but God saved them🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@janiewilliams48]

​@@AKPakrat Not sure what you meant by that

[@SooSmokie]

So he protected them and killed many others...gotcha

[@mikeadalcinjr]

@@Infiniteone333 he could have just made the storm not happen but I guess thats just god killing people lol.

[@debbiehancock8013]

I live in South Carolina about 50 miles from Myrtle Beach. I have seen the forest like this before once and pray I never see it again. It was from Hurricane Hugo years ago. This is what straight line winds at hurricane speed in a fast moving storm will do. There will be no fall this year, all the leaves are gone and so are most of the trees. Life will come back after all has been cleared but it will take time. Praise God for your house, he was protecting you. My prayers are will you and everyone in this storms path. My heart breaks for all up there. May God keep you safe and send in Americans to help you recovery.

[@sammylacks4937]

I lived before Hugo in Monks Corner. I had a good friend that works with the US forestry service and he lived miles in the Francis Marion Nat Forest. He's address was Mcellenville. I believe that's where the eye came ashore. I lived N in NC inland a hour from Wilmington. We were expecting the hurricane to come here. It was a beautiful area just like the mountains. I loved the low country .

[@Grannynan]

I lived in Myrtle Beach during Hurricane Hugo. The sight of those snapped trees told how dangerous the wind is. But the storm surge is mind blowing. I think the family in this story is incredibly blessed to have their home intact! Also, I think they should make an advertisement for their homebuilder!

[@sweettrubble4635]

This is amazing.

[@750alan]

Hi Debbie! Nice comment! Greatings from your Brazilian friend, Alan

[@bluzzjazz]

It's like a divine forcefield was around their house. Truly a miracle the house was not obliterated.

[@sandraryan2256]

God loves you

[@dwlsn93]

Psalm 91

[@dragonsguardianofcrystalhearts]

Yeeeees!❤❤

[@leighseymour235]

Job 1:10

[@leighseymour235]

Job 1:10 Have you not put a hedge of protection around him and his household and everything he has.

[@MrAdeptusExemptus]

God and all Heaven had to have protected this family!

[@blueskies386]

The Lord Jesus is God. 😊 Rev.1:8

[@1949MC]

This is the hand of God! There's no other explanation. That house should, logically, look like the rest of the forest. Thank you Father God for watching over this home and family.

[@schnoodlemommy6586]

So god didn’t like all the people who lost their homes or died?

[@leighseymour235]

​​@@schnoodlemommy6586He loves all. That's who he is, period. If you're sincere I'm wanting to know, ask Him. He's ready with an answer.

[@Trump.is.a.nazzii]

​@@leighseymour235 wacky

[@marybradley3871]

She didn't seem to realize the extraordinary. She completely glossed over the unimaginable gift she and her family were given. Whether you believe in God or not, I'm shocked by the absolute 'dull' response to this miraculous event. Wow, just wow.

[@jackalbright8803]

Didn't god cause all of this mayhem ? Why should he be thanked or praised? They and their house survived because it was fortuitously located in the right spot and built well period

[@shan2964]

A Miracle!!! Share this with everyone!!! This is a true testimony of great magnitude 🙏🙏🤗

[@mattgarr57]

It is a miracle! The handiwork of Almighty God!

[@harmonicachick100]

A miracle. Does she know this? 🤔 What more has to happen to a person to see the hand of God?

[@foreststewart1968]

Wow. The almighty sure must have been angry with all of those OTHER folks in N.C. What do you suppose those other people did to get the almighty so pissed off? Hey, maybe a bunch of them had voted for those climate deniers who were claiming that climate change was all a Chinese hoax... & the almighty felt as though those voters really needed to be taught a lesson.

[@No1atAL]

4:31 I grew up with kid that lived in that house my mom lives at the bottom of this mountain. The neighbors have been taking care of each other. And will continue to. Beautiful people. My beautiful home.

[@itsno1duh]

Our names are vaguely similar! lol Are you familiar with Sepp Holster in Austria? videos about him might be a direction for this damaged forest. "Sepp Holzer - living in harmony with nature" He started with a spruce monoculture and ended up with a paradise..

[@Amy-iq7dd]

Erosion risk? Would it be possible to make bedded terraces? Use the downed Lumber to create the terraces. Trails and stairs with the logs. And perhaps some of displaced rocks from the mud slides. Split long pieces to jam into the hillside until it is established and secure. You could use those terraces for nursery for trees to transplant, or mountain plants maybe traditional medicinal or even heirloom food varieties. It just popped in my head to use the wood to make the terraces and also prevent erosion.

[@wildflowers5555]

KZbin channel 'Forgotten History' has an indepth recent news segment as of October '24, on the non response by Government to Hurricane Helene. (&) Documentary PBS 'The Business Of Disaster' and Book 'The Shock Doctrine' by Naomi Klein shows clearly that Politicians, Mega Corporations, Insurance Companies,and others in Power Positions plan for, execute how the exacerbate these Disasters for their benefit, and receive multi millions of dollars from FEMA, yet zero to little FEMA Dollars ever are received by the actual Victims of Disasters. (&) KZbin channels 'Judicial Watch', 'Wolves and Finance', 'Facts Matter With Roman Balkonov' also have indepth news segments on Subjects important to basic freedoms, Human Rights.

[@jillipepper5353]

@@Amy-iq7ddgreat idea

[@marilynbridges8697]

@@Amy-iq7dd Contact loggers, who will buy the downed trees to take to sawmills.

[@erinc6683]

While the media and people that aren't affected by this obsess with politics, the people of NC are still picking up the pieces of their lives and coming together to help one another. You guys are in my prayers every night. My dad lost his great grandparents house due to 3 feet of water inside from Helene in Suwannee which is right up the coast from Cedar Key, and my aunt and uncle's house flooded from Milton in Plant City. These storms have impacted so many lives.

[@pinschrunner]

Florida interior and coast got nailed by multiple hurricanes this year, not a peep on KZbin media or aid in most places. Totally ignored then forgotten,

[@cmwHisArtist]

The trees are down, but there is now a beautiful view of the mountains in the distance, and their family and possessions are intact. Thank you God.

[@SandraS.]

If they weren’t praying, somebody was. Praises to Jesus 🎉!

[@beckypetersen2680]

For sure. Obviously God still has something for them to do.

[@landysok90]

What about the other 200 dead people

[@sandraryan2256]

Prayer Warriors PRAY more

[@brucebeadnell]

@@landysok90 maybe it was their calling? 🙏💕

[@44ARISEandSHINE44]

@@landysok90 Almost everyone dies at some point. Might as well ask: "what about almost everyone in the entire history of the world and in the future?" Well, he allows death and the some of us get eternal LIFE.

[@LisaR2392]

I have lived on the Gulf Coast for almost 45 years. I have lived thru countless Hurricanes the worst being Ivan in 2004 which devistated our town and community. The way the trees fell around their house reminded me of Ivan when we lived in mobile home and the trees feel just like toothpicks all around our little mobile home and didn't touch it! It took us a whole day to get cut out of where we were staying and hr away to get back to our home that i was sure was going to be in a million pieces. When we arrived our little trailer on a hill still stood with only one shingle missing on the ground and all the trees laying all around. Our neighbors houses had exploded and parts of their house and belongings lay everywhere. I truly believe God heard ad answered every prayer i prayed that night. That little trailer, although we no longer live in it, still stands 20 yrs later today going strong! Still, i don't think that compared to Helene. I have never seen anything like it, especially in the Mountains...it's totally heartbreaking!

[@jblooz2371]

Ivan threw a 120' Red Oak through my house. Broke 7 roof trusses and crashed into the upstairs bedrooms. And believe it or not, this was in Asheville NC. Helene was 20 times worse, but we were spared damage this time, but my neighborhood looks like a war zone. I'm in the same house to this day.

[@sandraryan2256]

Please tell everyone to send more help to all the Hurricanes victims 🙏

[@johnharper2016]

Get a couple of chain saws. Buy a couple of real good double action log splitters. There is a small fortune laying on the ground. The larger logs can be milled. Glad you all survived. Hendersonville, NC resident here.

[@karencarter8292]

I know how they feel.

[@annagarner1280]

Repurpos the downed trees into log homes .

[@annagarner1280]

Repurpus the downed trees - build loghomes ...

[@holliswebster2686]

Use that lumber to build homes for the homeless, please dont burn good wood for lumber!

[@holliswebster2686]

Amazing!

[@kentkeller7796]

You made the comment that your survival was nothing short of a miracle. I agree. I would suggest reading and meditating on II Chronicles 7:14 and drawing strength and comfort from God. It's evident that y'all are strong. It is also evident (at least to me) that the protection of God was present. May He continue to protect y'all and give you wisdom and guidance as you move forward!

[@liannkeykaighin]

Kept by the power of rhe almighty god❤

[@goudagirl6095]

Talk. About. A. Miracle. There's no other word for it. Their house is barely touched, halleluia. God must have other BIG plans for them, and I pray they are thanking him each and every day for their lives! Even if those big plans are just to tell others of God's goodness and mercy! Wow wow wow.

[@cookyladyyaya9821]

That's what I'm saying. God must have big plans for them.❤

[@marz736]

God was with you through this. Thank you Jesus God.

[@southernman5839]

God was definitely with your family. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ!

[@tcjones4386]

The aftermath of Helene deserves half-staff memorial for the thousands lost. 😢

[@phyllisnunn2061]

You are so right!

[@c.b.-11]

Yes thousands.

[@Kristenm28]

What difference will that make? None

[@tcjones4386]

@ : Are the thousands dead not worthy?

[@adriannahackett2534]

​@@Kristenm28 the fact that the nation acknowledges the brevity of the disaster would do a lot actually...

[@Jameson4327]

I would be giving our Lord thanks for making it through!

[@solarwind907]

I would be clearing all the wood within 100 feet of my property before the forest fires come. I would also be voting for candidates that understand the causes of climate change and ready to do something about it!

[@sandraryan2256]

Amen 🙏

[@denniscrane9753]

I commend the builders of this house! Absolutely stunning how all the trees are gone or just a trunk left! So glad no one was injured!

[@barblacy619]

You don’t see the miracle-God preventing trees from falling ON THE HOUSE.

[@denniscrane9753]

Nope! I see hurricane clips and floor to wall connectors!

[@brucebeadnell]

@@denniscrane9753 you look, yet do not see

[@lyndioli]

God surely protected this family! I hope they realize this, since it wasn't mentioned in this clip!

[@John_Lete]

Yea, I noticed that too, instead of being grateful to mention that they were blessed, yet the thoughts were that they were fortunate....God willing they do believe Jesus is The Saviour in heart, even though they did not mention of His blessings and grace. It is the hope that through this somewhere along the way they will be brought to know Jesus and His amazing grace gift. 🙏

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

It's pretty disingenuous to deny the builders of that house the credit their due to your Sky Daddy instead. The house withstood hurricane force winds, enough cannot be said of the contractors who built it, god or not...

[@John_Lete]

11. Jesus my God is my Saviour and by His grace given to have eternal life, I choose to believe and accept His gift. Each to their own but sooner or later everyone will know the truth and if still in unbelief, at that time of facing God, it will be too late to have a change of mind. 🤍

[@John_Lete]

10. With everything being said, will leave it at that everyone can choose what to believe and at the end of time, each will have to answer for their tunbelief...as for me, yes I believe in God and when the time comes to face God face to face, I will not have to give an answer for doubting because my heart is set on His foundation of truth and I do believe that He is The Creator and God.

[@John_Lete]

9. Am not here to change the mind cause everyone has the right to believe what each chooses to believe, though for me personally will not just look at a motor and say it did not need an engineer, as it is with God...for me personally I choose to believe what makes sense and it makes clear sense to me that everything needs a builder and thus choose to believe God exist.

[@countrysister700]

I'm a Texas widow that never thought about visiting the Carolinas. Whenever y'all put out the word that you'd like a few folks to head your way, I'm game. I'll bring groceries, ice and love!!!

[@angelagrant2943]

God bless you my Texan friend ❤

[@samflower31]

I’m pretty sure they are saying that they are ready and they need visitors so whenever you’re ready, I would pack your stuff and go.

[@OfficeNinjaCat]

Tourists welcome in most areas!

[@ritadyer9295]

Yes! Some of the towns are begging for visitors!

[@143purple]

Go

[@kagb86]

I have been wondering about the people that lived here! I'm so glad they were willing to share their story!

[@lindastevens6861]

❤

[@aa5az423]

She talks about her consideration of what they've got to do to fix the forest. The forest will repair itself. I live in ENC and in the late 90's we had Floyd and Fran (among others) which changed our part of the world forever. We were without power for a month and we saw entire old growth forests demolished with Fran. Our area was ugly for a long time, but in 25 years you can hardly tell it. It certainly didn't happen over night.

[@blondeenotsomuch]

Yes, I drive by areas Fran flattened, and they are not flat anymore. Just have to get thru fire season. People who want firewood could take some, but as a commercial op, it would be hard to make money in it.

[@Panzer_the_Merganser]

I lived in the area for about twenty years and the one concern that could use people's help is combatting invasives like bittersweet and kuzdu - those are going to have a field day with all the sun. Lost a few trees when Opal hit back in the 90's the the bittersweet popped up the next spring and sent runner over every surface.

[@marilynbridges8697]

@@Panzer_the_Merganser Understory management is critical to proper regrowth. Goats can help!

[@Panzer_the_Merganser]

@@marilynbridges8697 Funny, I had this exact some conversation on another video. :-) Agreed! Goats would be fantastic; Doughton State Park allows grazing and the land is even more beautiful because of it.

[@meliw4142]

This devastation reminds me so much of Floyd, only the topography is different. My family members lost properties in Kinston. I visited there a few years back and where there were houses stood a large forest. So you're right the forest will repair itself.

[@enuf2402]

Mitchell resident here. I can tell you and I’m sure those of you living here in WNC. It was absolutely terrifying during this. Nothing like what happens at the coast. This was extremely more destructive. We love our mountains and 99.9% of the time, we are in a safe a pretty safe region. This…. This was what you see in movies. Lots of lives, homes, pets and more, completely wiped away. We are stronger than most and we will always prevail with god at our side.

[@observer4497]

I am so sorry. GOD WILL PREVAIL..🙏🙌

[@robinjones1549]

Prayers and love to y'all! ❤ 🙏

[@vogthorstar3206]

Gulf Coast resident here... been through 33 hurricanes and five major storms, they are all unique.. but comparing devastation serves no one.. they are all horrific in their own way. We know how horrible the devastation can be and we have great concern and Empathy for all of you and are sending aid as we can... because we know.. we've been there and survived by the grace of God. The winter is coming to you now and your situation is unique in that you get much colder than the Gulf Coast.. so trying to get supplies to you for winter. Let people know what you need.

[@tanyasharadamba1264]

Astounding. Incredible story, Incredible blessing. ❤

[@sylviawinstead8799]

She still sounds very shocked

[@brucebeadnell]

@@sylviawinstead8799 who wouldn’t be, got to be very emotional

[@wodi28179]

Praise the Lord! A miracle!! ❤😊

[@jeanburgin160]

This is so unreal ... God Bless you all and every one in North Carolina. All the best to each of you.

[@shilohsshorts-militarymaca6985]

Glad they survived and the house was intact. I must say the roofing company that did that roof is top notch.

[@rt3box6tx74]

Hire loggers who work with draft horses to stack whole logs two or three high and pin them to the ground. They will act as small retaining walls until new vegetation comes up. In the meantime hire a crop duster to spread winter hearty grass seed blend across your mountaintop. Many grasses do very well planted in fall. Check with your county extension agent or US Forest Service for recommendations. You have no time to waste.

[@wenzel7401]

Sell or hire loggers to strip the lumber off the mountain. If not for 2x4’s then for pulp wood for making plywood. There is a use for the lumber just need to get the right people in place.

[@rt3box6tx74]

@wenzel7401 It helps if you watch the video. Loggers aren't interested. Furthermore logging roads are suspected of being a significant factor in mudslide origin.

[@eegles]

@@rt3box6tx74 And air-seeding grasses...just an enormous fire hazard.

[@vogthorstar3206]

Great idea to hire a crop duster.. buckwheat and other groundcover like clover will fix nitrogen into the soil to help regenerate the soil for spring and provide food for wildlife and pollen for pollinators.

[@BrotherMichaeloftheCross]

That reminds me of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980, when all the trees were blown down violently.

[@GlendaE-ym1mr]

Thanking God that you survived. The devastation is hard to see. Praying for you and all NC and TN.

[@Prettykittychimi]

I know what it sounds like to have five trees narrowly miss my house; can’t imagine a whole forest. Terrifying. And whoever told you that wood isn’t salvageable just didn’t want to deal with your mess, I would get a second opinion on that.

[@donaldcurtis9229]

Didn't want to invest in the equipment to go get it off the side of the mountain because the X-Men did in the Northwest in this country

[@lindastevens6861]

Yep There are so many jobs for that wood I could have my home built from your fallen wood

[@TottWriter]

I'm guessing it's less a case of "this wood is no good" and more that there is SO much wood down everywhere that it's just not logistically feasible to transport and process it all before it starts decaying. Like sure. You can pick up and trim some logs for lumber, or firewood, or crafting...but how many can you gather in a week? A month? A year? Meanwhile, people don't want to be living in lumber yards. They want their homes back. It's not fair to make them sit on piles and piles of logs for years to come.

[@fcukyou2_]

People...I know yall prob mean well, but you have no idea what you're talking about. most of that lumber is useless if it's snapped and splintered. To get in there and salvage the good wood from the bad would be impossible. Your not gonna move the bed trees to get to the good ones, thats just not how logging works. Those trees are basically useless as lumber. Maybe you can salvage some and do something with it, like build a shed, if it's easily accessible but 99% of it will just rot in the ground where they sit. Also the lumber industry mainyl uses pine, which needs to be milled fairly quickly after falling bc it will start to degrade if left in the dirt. it will start to rot and get infected with bugs...

[@marilynbridges8697]

@@TottWriter There are lots of loggers in other states that would be happy to bring a crew down and help in return for the loads. That is what they do.

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[@JonathanRichardson-qw2gn]

God was definitely with you!!

[@bettrinatruitt1648]

You're exceedingly blessed. The Lord commissioned holy angels to belt themselves around your home.

[@Luannnelson547]

As a longtime Asheville resident, I’m concerned about forest fires. It has hardly rained since Helene, and all that dead wood on the ground is getting drier by the day.

[@andrewbaldwin8012]

The land will come back to life. Almost the entire western NC region was strip logged back in the '20s. No trees left in many places. It may take a while, but it will come back.

[@jonathantaylor6926]

The problem is wildfire is mother natures way of cleaning up the forest. All that fuel is dangerous to live by. I agree it will come back but fire or mudslides are natural parts of the restoration but not a good place to live.

[@Zul1788]

These floods will come back. This is not a one time event. With climate change. I can see one in the next 10 years,

[@itsno1duh]

@@jonathantaylor6926 Have you ever read or watched "Sepp Holzer - living in harmony with nature" learn his story and find someone to help quickly jumpstart a whole new forest and even garden types that might be a saving situation for that land. something better than before even.. Sure cut down some damaged trees and harvest some lumber but maybe learn and apply huglekultur! Many videos on his method.

[@samflower31]

I was thinking the same thing… as long as there are some decent stewards of the dirt, the Appalachians are very fertile and yes, the land will recover in some time.

[@abigail01441]

That explains why the logs all appear to be fairly small diameter.

[@ellacowin9974]

Thank you for the glimpses of Spruce Pine. My family goes back there from before the revolutionary war. A lot of my grandfather's generation scattered, my grandfather amongst those who left. I have always felt a really strong pull and seeing things the way they are right now is a real gut punch.

[@gabby5987]

I work at a professional forestry organization in Asheville, NC. Those wondering why the wood isn’t salvageable…It is already expensive to log in the mountains mainly due to the terrain. A salvage logging operation is going to be even more expensive, because it’s even more difficult and dangerous. Loggers and buyers in this area are also only looking for certain species of trees of a certain size (oaks-maybe yellow-poplar of timber size). We don’t have a pulp market in this area, so they can’t be smaller trees. You also have to have at least 10 (ideally 20) acres of timber for a logger to even consider it worth his while. Getting a logger in here will come completely at the expense of the landowner.

[@TheJttv]

Im not even sure you would want to log the trees. It may be all thats holding the mountain together even if dead. They have a big mudslide issue in cali after the wildfires.

[@PeggyHall-x2f]

I'm not being a shit head - but if power is such an issue isn't the wood a viable source for energy? Does it take to long to dry? I'm sorry. I'm ignorant about all of this. I couldn't do it . I'm too old and in bad health. I probably wouldn't have survived it. I wish there was something I could do.

[@dianeshaw1145]

I appreciate your explanation and sharing your expertise with us. Such a sad sight to see so many trees destroyed.

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

@@PeggyHall-x2f just pray, and be kind to people. That helps more than you realize! ❤

[@garygeorge9648]

What is on the ground can be used for mulch and there is a company in the NE that uses wood fiber as insulation. They treat it with Boraid and it works really well. They will need to clear the land and replant trees.

[@c103110a]

A well built home. Amazing.

[@barbarza]

No, no, no..... there was more than just a construction. As wind blows universally everywhere and trees universally fall and touch yet nothing made this house destroyed. Against logic.

[@duanearisman3714]

Thank you Aaron. And thank you to this family for sharing their story.

[@txbordertowngal]

The grace and mercy of God. Continued prayers for the recovery and healing of all affected 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️

[@TinaMarie869]

I wish I would have heard her say THANK YOU GOD FOR SAVING OUR LIFE.

[@wanderinghome9979]

Wow….i love to see the protective work of the Almighty Creator! That was amazing and your drone footage showed it in a way that will allow that family to revisit their miracle through time. Yes, I understand that it is tempting to call it chance, since there are other good people whose homes were destroyed, and lives were lost. But, our Father knows what we can handle and what challenges will bring us closer to him, in every way. His children trust Him.

[@samflower31]

Florida resident here, actually in Sarasota, the place that just took the eye of Milton, this is by far the worst hurricane season I have experienced in the 42 years that I have lived here. Hurricane Helene was so weird the way it rode up our coast and just literally flooded every town from here to the big bend and continued on up into the Carolinas at the strength it did. However, for us, Milton was much worse, and this was the first time I ever wondered, “Is this ever going to end?”. I don’t know what happened this year, but finding out about the dry ice experiment that was done on hurricanes in the 70s has really got me scratching my head. Before Helene and Milton came through we had a tropical storm that brought devastating flooding. I don’t know what is happening, but I do know that everything feels like the hurricanes got 10 times worse this season.

[@eegles]

It's climate change caused by our burning of fossil fuels.

[@michellenash6802]

That was an act of GOD for them to come out unscathed.

[@patriciaerwi8172]

But not word out of her mouth giving any thanks or glory to the hand of God who watched over them - and that is sorrowful, to say the least!

[@waltblackadar4690]

@@patriciaerwi8172 why praise something that doesn't exist?

[@gaylahall4954]

Im Thankful God protected her and there family. Praise God for his protection from this nightmare.

[@julierussell4316]

Wow, truly a story of resilience and hope

[@cindybraun371]

Honey, you must have been held in the palms of God's hands. Unbelievable miracle!

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

They were lucky to have endured this trauma - others weren't. Here's hoping that they can make a steady recuperation psychologically, and that the area surrounding their house can be effectively reforested. 🙏

[@michellelangston2674]

That was a miracle, Jesus, got it.. praise the Lord.. AMEN 🙏🏻✝️♥️🤠

[@Simrata_]

This is a miracle ❤ I am in awe…. Love and Light to you and your family ❤ Many prayers from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@robinjones1549]

Truly a blessing from the most high God. He's everywhere! May God bless you and your family! ❤

[@missthang4982]

God bless you and yours and hallelujah for his devine protection across your family and home. What a powerful testimony. Peace be with you always. In Jesus name, Amen 🙏 ✝️ 🕊️

[@lynncollver6067]

Thank You Jesus Christ for miracles for this family in every way . ❤

[@GreaterViewDesign]

Beautiful property and house. Best of luck with clean up. We are 10 min west of Asheville. This was a crazy storm.

[@itsno1duh]

I called to check on someone I know close by and she was unaware of the great destruction! Over a hill and across a hollar it that even possible? 3 days w/o power and back to normal! She works at a family resort so maybe just distracted by carrying on and keeping on keel? Not a TV fan so there is that...

[@clairetitus6904]

Thanks for sharing. This is a harrowing event. A miracle indeed.

[@shan2964]

Don't leave!! STAND!!! IT'S TOTALLY APPARENT THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SHOW THIS AWESOMENESS! MIRACULOUSLY UPLIFTING!! 🙏🙏❤️

[@realreggie69]

I dont believe my heart could handle seeing that first hand.

[@PaulMetheny-vv6zn]

522 miles from the coast...!!!! Praise God you guys are okay...

[@lauracollier5384]

I suspect that a lot of those trunks that are broken off but still standing will recover somewhat and put out new limbs. The roots are still in the ground and will prosper the tree. Hopefully in just a few years you will see an amazing amount of recovery naturally. Get some azaleas, rhododendrons, and mountain laurel to plant. Go into areas where there was no destruction and dig up young trees to transplant on your hillsides.

[@TakeTheRide]

They are supposed to try to walk through that?

[@jdriver1419]

yes, natural regeneration is going to be huge. Seed was already established and the still rooted trees will sprout like crazy. in 4 years you wont be able to walk through the woods it'll be so thick. no human planting is needed though. I'm a arborist (for most of my life) and have a forestry degree.

[@wxtrails]

@@jdriver1419 People underestimate how many thousands upon thousands of saplings are about to go, "Yes! Now's my chance! Groooooowwwww!!!!!" Trick is to help select the ones you *want* if possible🙂

[@jdriver1419]

@wxtrails yeah, it was a good time of the year . seeds/acorns were fully developed. clearcut timber harvesting results in enormous regeneration. and this is gonna be close to a clearcut harvest. I learned a lot visiting various properties in forestry college and in various stages. before college, i thought clearcutting was bad. Selective cutting is actually the bad practice.

[@jaraedesire]

Thank you for doing this piece.

[@Gretchen-c4x]

One answer, God was with this family

[@jannlittle4745]

You guys are truly blessed with Gods Hedge of Protection around you. Praise God in Heaven. Praise Jesus Christ..

[@Sinnerstormchasing]

Good job Aaron, breathtaking and heart wrenching 😢. They will need to replant trees because mudslides could be the next threat. Amazing documentary. Ty

[@lisacarden1309]

Praying for everyone especially the children the PTSD will last a life time 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@claudiarosser8339]

I am a NC resident/native. I am with you. I pray every night for everyone in my western mountains region. I have sent money to the Billy Graham fund for yall. My heart is with yall.

[@bikeride2025]

This is why we pray for God to watch over us and protect us! We prep for such situations! Glad your family is safe!

[@cheryljohnson380]

Nothing short of a miracle!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@paulalaughery7919]

God Bless you 🙏 our heavenly father protected your family ❤️🙏🇺🇸🦅

[@moki123g]

Why did he let it happen in the first place?

[@lindawilkes3483]

Don't know why God let it happen, but no denying He protected them. The govt sent this storm. Look up geoengineering and watch the video The Dimming by Dane Wigington. Weaponizing weather has been going on for decades. Operation Popeye was done back in Vietnam. Look into HAARP and DEW weapons, etc. Govt creates storms and steers them. Can cause fires, floods. hail drought, etc. Not natural. It's criminal what is done intentionally. Check out the Paradise fire and what really happened in Lahaina. But praying works, look at what happened to Milton that went from cat 5 to cat 2 or 3 ? before hitting FL. As Jesus prayed peace be still to a storm, as a Christian we have His authority to do the same. Hope you know that Jesus is real and loves you very much. God bless you all. Love and Shalom from GA.

[@Grateful_Grannie]

Stunning. Those images of the bare mountain around their house is hard to even wrap one’s brain around. Praise God for protecting this family. Praying for you all, especially as winter begins settling in. May it be a mild one. 🙏🫶🏻

[@tammymaxwell7901]

That's amazing, God protected them ❤

[@jeannemarcinek4575]

I am glad that these people are working together to rebuild and to stand strong. It will take time, but they will pull through this stronger than before. God had all the people who survived for a reason and the kin who have passed they are there but in spirit. Do not let them down, you all work hard to make a better life, and ask for help with those trees. Now you have to ask for the help so you will make new friends you will be surprised what will come of it. I will pray for you all and blessings.

[@amyludwig8685]

I lived in Hayseville, NC, an hour from Asheville.. I'm a Colorado Native and even I consider this area God's Country ❤️ it's really the most beautiful.. 🙏🏼 I'm very sorry for this great loss 🙏🏼 Praying for Appalachia ❤️

[@2DSTORMS]

Good video Aaron. She was a great speaker to put the destruction into words. Reminds me of the Derecho near Vinton, IA.

[@ZillaYT]

It’s a miracle indeed that the house is standing.

[@teeser2436]

If you don’t believe in God look at this video. God put a hedge of protection around this family.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@djstaley3015]

Amen

[@opsgreg8392]

Amen

[@landysok90]

What about the other 200 dead people? My high school friend died in that flood

[@eegles]

@@landysok90 I've seen you leave this comment a couple times. I'm very sorry for you and your friend. Religion doesn't care about logic or evidence. It's about faith. Christians have had 2,000 years to come up with ways to ignore any evidence against religious explanations. I hope you can find some peace moving forward and not let all the praise God messages linger in your mind too much.

[@HildaNethercuttMclawhorn]

Amen

[@susehendricks6217]

I see so much potential! It will be better than before! God will provide!!! Much 💕

[@TannehillPhoto]

Great Work Aaron.

[@suehancock5573]

Thank Gid you and your family survived! Sending love and prayers ❤🙏❤️

[@messengersoflight7131]

"Fear God, and give glory to Him;..and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

[@kynasnyder7646]

I’m so sorry for the loss of so many trees. Many blessings to you and your surroundings going forward.

[@Sundayschoolnetwork]

Wow, truly a miracle! Praise the Lord 🙏

[@joepeckjr.8133]

Incredible that your family and home made it through such an awful event of Mother Nature. I can’t imagine the risk of wild fires and landslides there is now on the mountain with all the trees down and dying. Not sure I’d stay or not? Good luck on whatever decision you and your family make.

[@Taz90]

This was 100% GOD placing HIS protective hand over your family & home!

[@anitamartindale51]

Amen

[@Trthsker24]

So according to your belief...what about those that died, was God NOT protecting them,?

[@nicothenatural]

So foolish to think all the others who lost their homes and loved ones weren't worthy.

[@donnaangel7582]

Amen

[@kanders5031]

@@Trthsker24 The Lord can take whom he chooses to be with him, and leave those who still have work to do here on earth. I pray he softens your hardened heart. You cannot seek Truth without the Lord, you will forever spin your wheels.

[@crystalriver926]

You're knocking it out of the park - keep going!

[@StormChaserAaronRigsby]

Been just obsessed with this storm. It's so historic that I can't help but keep documenting and telling stories from all angles. Thanks for watching!

[@suemccann2010]

​@@StormChaserAaronRigsbyThankyou for this,I haven't seen it before.

[@RalphFreeman-ok5of]

Mankind seems to think they must intervene to enable nature to regenerate. This is clearly not true. The earth managed quite nicely for millions of years before man appeared. I would set up camera mounts at various locations and take photos every week for the next N years. Documenting Mother Nature at work will be fascinating. Clear up where you need to but let the rest of the woodland rejuvenate by itself ? I suspect it will happen faster than you think ❤

[@thatguychris5654]

Larger tree debris turn into charcoal for cooking and heating fuel and for filters that are needed for all the contamination in the valleys. Keep the small debris scattered and covering the ground to avoid erosion. Plant anything you can that's native and will grow quickly to secure the hills. Now you have room for a terraced garden?

[@dianab8889]

Blessings to you all ❤🙏❤ what amazing people are in WNC

[@classix2132]

Wow the builder and engineers of the house plan it very well amazing still intack

[@tg4941]

This happened in Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk UK during the Great storm in 1988. The place looked like matchsticks and meteorologists said it was microbursts within a huge supercell. It was so sad but the Forestry commission brought it back. They were conifer trees though..

[@ReeseFlynn8mmun]

I'm in West Asheville, I was up all night that night, things were hitting the house started at 2 am, I heard the loudest sound I've ever heard, it woke my son, he said what was that, I thought lighting had hit something, went out to look it was raining so hard and the wind was blowing it side ways, I heard another crash but not as loud, then another at 4 am the power went off, in the morning there were trees down, one hit the neighbors fence right beside me, that was one of the small noised I heard, later my neighbor's 3 houses down has a very tall maple tree and thick and it was healthy, at mid way it completely was snap off, never seen anything like that! That was the big noise I heard. It was terrifying and I don't scare easy!!

[@sistaofthemoon]

Welcome to the world of weather Geoengineering

[@ReeseFlynn8mmun]

@@sistaofthemoon I live in reality

[@vogthorstar3206]

There are microbusts that form inside hurricanes that are like mini tornados that take down trees.. that is why they are so dangerous.. it's not predictable where they will form or go. It's phenomenal to see this much damage that far inland...for this Gulf Coast resident.. but storms are a system and not just a dot.. and can cause damage anywhere they go. My heart goes out to everyone affected as we know how long the road to recovery can be. Pace yourself.. it's a marathon and not a sprint. Stay strong and know that people care.

[@rainfinger]

Incredible video, having firewood for the next 100 years. The forest will grow back, probably taking 25 years.

[@Richard-vf2yd]

Good House! Nice to see a Well Built Home ! Looks like maybe A DOWN BURST...usually with a tornado!

[@actionfaction2558]

I’ve seen that before, with the trees touching both sides of the ground, right before a Tornado 🌪