Lots of records being broken lately. Longest snow drought (will be 3 years in January) most rainfall in a month, highest river gauges in history, and now working on the longest stretch with no rainfall in history.
Went up to South Toe and areas of Yancey and Mitchell today and I can't even speak of the devastation. South Toe River as many of us know it and love it is gone.
The entire month of October could have no recorded rainfall for some foothills areas if the GFS and Euro are correct.
It’s nice to dry out but the dust is awful from all the mud drying up.
FEMA is supposed to check the damage to our farm equipment and mowers but hasn't reached out. I know some people who they have already done inspections with. It seems hit and miss
FEMA assistance has been pretty easy here. It's certainly not a perfect system though. My uncle in a remote part of Yancey got a free generator from FEMA. People looking for issues will find them if they dig deep enough. Unfortunately this has turned into a political situation and some are really enjoying that. Its a shame that party affiliation means more than suffering lives.
I worked with DHS, CAP and others today assisting with water truck fill ups in Asheville. Have to give World Central Kitchen a shout out for all the free meals they are serving the folks in Asheville.
I stand by this. Helene had a similar or higher surge in places 50-200 miles away from where it made landfall. Milton was a prolific tornado producer and had some 100 mph gusts in an urban area but Helene was a larger, more powerful storm at landfall.