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Avery County man released from hospital, reunites with sons after wife dies in Helene flooding

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

An Avery County man was released from the hospital on Saturday night and reunited with his sons, after sharing that flooding from Hurricane Helene killed his wife. Jamie and Melissa Guinn had four children and were just weeks away from celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. Jamie told WRAL News he would also get her something small around Halloween because that was the day he proposed to her. “She had a dark sense of humor, but…

Civil rights groups ask to extend voter registration deadlines in hurricane-ravaged states

Posted on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

Groups said the devastation severely limits some voters’ ability to register for the upcoming presidential election, whether online, in-person or by mail. WASHINGTON — With registration deadlines looming, Democrats and civil rights groups are asking election officials in the states ravaged by Hurricane Helene to give voters more time. A judge in South Carolina on Friday extended that state’s deadline to Oct. 14, but prospects are uncertain in the other hard-hit states. In North Carolina,…

Wife & mother of four children killed in Helene flooding, husband still hospitalized

Posted on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

An Avery County man is recovering in the hospital Saturday night as he says flooding from Hurricane Helene killed his wife. Jamie and Melissa Gunn had four children, three of which came from Melissa’s previous marriage, and were just weeks away from celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. He said he would also get her something small around Halloween because that was the day he proposed to her. “She had a dark sense of humor, but…

Still searching for their loved ones, a week after Hurricane Helene

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — The last time Drew McLean’s parents saw him, he was marveling at the power of Tropical Storm Helene as it washed over their home in the mountains of North Carolina. He and his mother found that a large tree had split in the front yard and another had been pushed by surging water into McLean’s car, tipping it on its side. Amid the chaos, McLean, 45, offered his mother a comforting…

Asheville woman creates viral list of resources to help Hurricane Helene victims

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

Asheville woman Jaclyn Shea is using her resources to gather aid for Hurricane Helene victims after historic flooding devastated the area last week. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In Western North Carolina, power is starting to be restored for some, but others are still left without electricity, food or water. Residents are struggling to find resources, and there is a long road ahead when it comes to recovering from Hurricane Helene. One Asheville woman wasn’t home when…

Inside the North Carolina mountain town that Hurricane Helene nearly wiped off the map

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

Nearly 400 miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, the North Carolina mountain hamlet of Chimney Rock Village has been all but wiped off the map. CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion years in the making — heated and thrust upward from deep in the Earth, then carved and eroded by wind and water. But in just a few minutes, nature undid most…

Hurricane Helene nearly wiped this North Carolina mountain town off the map

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

Inside a North Carolina mountain town that Hurricane Helene nearly wiped off the map

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

6 minutes ago This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 5:46 p.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico moving towards Florida, Thursday, Sept. 26 2024. (NOAA via AP) CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C. (AP) — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion years in the making — heated and thrust upward from deep in the Earth, then…

Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

20 seconds ago Credit: Baron grapics l LYNX MIAMI (AP) — Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect. Meanwhile, Hurricane Kirk remained a Category 4 major hurricane, and waves from the system…

Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

12 minutes ago Flooding from Helene in Asheville, NC (Photo: MGN/WGRZ-TV) A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history. The Category 4 storm that first struck Florida’s Gulf Coast on September 26 has dumped trillions of gallons of water across several states, leaving a catastrophic trail of…

'Our support, our love, our prayers' | What Trump, GA Gov. Kemp said during Hurricane Helene press conference

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

Trump and Kemp touted the work of first responders after Hurricane Helene as communities across Georgia and the southeast continue to pick up the pieces. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. — Former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp held a press conference in Georgia Friday, discussing the response to Hurricane Helene and the damage the storm left in its path. “Resilience and hope have been on full display everywhere we’ve gone — including here in…

South Carolina farmers face months-long recovery after Tropical Storm Helene devastates crops and equipment

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

South Carolina farmers are looking to recover after Tropical Storm Helene took its toll on local crops, land and equipment. SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — South Carolina farmers are looking to recover after Tropical Storm Helene took its toll on local crops and equipment. “Recovery could take months,” said John Long of Overbridge Farm. “We’ve got lots of buildings, that’s got the tent blown off. Some of them have gotten the whole roof, got blown away.”…

Holden Beach woman describes experience caught in Hurricane Helene

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

9 minutes ago HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — More than 200 people are dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene as thousands remain trapped or struggling to get out of western North Carolina. Judy Maultsby had recently moved to Bat Cave, North Carolina, just up the road from Chimney Rock, and became trapped when Hurricane Helene hit last week. She said the only route getting off the mountain was impassable until Wednesday. That’s when a…

Helene flooding destroys McDowell County couple's home just months before their wedding

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

You can’t see the floor at Micheal Danford’s home in Old Fort. It’s covered in mud – a lingering sign of the floodwaters that filled her home last week. Many of their belongings are waterlogged. “This mud is just on everything,” she said while guiding a WRAL News crew through her home. Danford said they spent hours shoveling mud from inside their home to the outside. Included in those piles were damaged belongings. However, they…

Burnsville couple, dog rescued after Hurricane Helene flooding trapped them for days

Posted on October 4, 2024October 5, 2024 by WeatherPreppers

Family members rescued a Burnsville couple and their dog after Helene’s floods trapped them for four days. Olivia Cooner, her boyfriend Eli Shipman and their Corgi terrier dog are now staying with family on Topsail Island. “We are in indefinite displacement and figuring it out day by day,” Cooner said. Cooner said they got no notices to evacuate last week before the storm. They bought enough food, water and dog food to get them through…

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