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So dang sad..I'm afraid this will only go up as more and more communities get communication and open back up.

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This storm and the whole event was a catastrophe. Never have I or anyone else experienced anything like this in our lives. The flood, the wind, and yes even tornados in the area all created a perfect environment for the worst natural disaster we've seen in the modern area. It will take years to get back to normal. We all saw record river crest on the Pigion and the French broad. The state and federal government is here but there are communities that are completely cut off from everyone. This is still a very serious situation and will be for weeks. No water, no school, no power and limited cell service still in areas.

Finally getting a bit more cell service today. Good Lord at WNC. Just devastated. So freaking sad.

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Finally getting able to check in. Hope everyone is OK. This is absolutely horrible. Had to come to Waynesville for Internet service.

Trees down everywhere! Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

Emergency crews cannot even get up to Cruso, Bethel, Lake Logan area. Canton is completely cutoff from all main roads. Lake Logan dam is fixing to go. Just absolutely devastating and sad.

This is absolutely devastating for Haywood. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

This flooding is worse than 3 years ago and in 2004. Good Lord!

It's a freaking war zone in Haywood! Absolutely devastating.

Looks like she is turning ever so slightly now but yeah way off track.

Several communities here in Haywood are being ordered to evacuate because there is flash flooding going on currently and we've just started to get info the bad stuff.

Things are getting narly know in a hurry. Big gusts coming through now. There are all kinds of downed power lines through Haywood.

There's a roar with this wind driven rain now... Very eerie.

It's just dumping out there currently. This is not a good situation we are in. A lot of rivers are out of there banks already.

Damn alarm again! I was ready this time.

The weather here is really deteriorating out there. Torrential rains and high winds.

Wind gusts starting to ramp up across the southern portion of the area. With Helene currently situated over south-central Georgia, the wind field associated with Helene will allow for strong wind gusts to overspread all of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia over the next few hours as the system lifts north, closer to the area. The combination of strong wind gusts and very saturated soils from previous and ongoing heavy rainfall, widespread downed trees and numerous power outages are expected through this morning. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

Yeah winds have been roaring hear. Had a big tree fall behind the house then a flash flooding emergency message came across blaring.

Yeah especially when the wind is cranking up already. Lol glad I'm not the only one that did it too! I was like WTF!

Just heard a huge tree fall back behind my place. Luckily it's just a mountain but very eerie to hear.

Another 1.25 inches in the bucket. 7.57 total now.

The siren in Clyde has been sounded. The river is out on Thickety Road at Thompson Cove & on Hyder Mtn. Currently Hyder Mtn Road is closed between Chambers Mtn & Richland Creek Rd. In the need of immediate evacuation please call 911. If you need sheltering please report to 410 Charles St in Clyde. This is per the fire department.