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Winston-Salem woman hears from daughter after days of no contact
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Throughout the storm, people have gone days without hearing from loved ones. Mary Ferrell who lives In Winston-Salem could breathe a sigh of relief after learning her daughter was safe in Banner Elk. "You're concerned until you hear their voice and hear Mom I’m okay and...
Active rescue efforts continue as EMS make way into hardest hit areas
Emergency services personnel are still focused on active rescue missions as they continue to push into some of Watauga County’s hardest-hit areas. As of Monday evening, Helene’s devastating path through Watauga County has killed two people and left countless others without homes, power, and cell service. Emergency services personnel are still actively working on rescue missions in the western part of the county. Multiple families were rescued in Zionville and...
Carter County Schools providing disaster relief meals, laundry services and more
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Carter County Schools are providing hot meals, laundry services and more to those impacted by severe weather and flooding. Meals can be picked up from the following schools Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. until further notice: Those needing laundry services are asked to contact the Director of Federal […]
Grandfather Mountain closed until further notice
LINVILLE — Due to the lasting effects of the tropical storm’s path through our area, Grandfather Mountain will be closed until further notice for clean up and while we wait for electricity to be restored. The immediate area has suffered landslides, flooding and intense winds. We apologize for any inconvenience and encourage those in our area to stay safe. “At this time, we are also not able to move reservations, give refunds or reach out to folks who have reservations made for the days we are closed. We will remedy these situations as we have access to power/internet,” Grandfather Mountain posted. Existing Grandfather Mountain records are: Most Rain in One Day: 11.3 inches on Sept. 8, 2004Most Rain in Two Days: 12.15 inches on Sept. 7-8, 2004Most Rain in One Month: 32.3 inches in September 2004
‘Coming up through the floors’: App State students rescued from floodwaters
A terrifying new video shows a mudslide tearing down a mountainside before slamming into a family’s home near Boone. It happened as Helene ravaged the Southeast, causing severe flooding in North Carolina.
Johnson County community cleaning up damage from Hurricane Helene
JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has left many devastated and picking up the pieces of what they lost due to regionwide flooding. Myron Hughes with an Incident Management Team said that the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) confirmed Sunday one weather-related death in Johnson County. Around 12 to 15 families […]
Helene leaves mountain community like no-man's land, firefighter says
A former photographer for The Daily Reflector who is now a volunteer firefighter in western North Carolina said people need to know about the isolation and devastation brought by Hurricane Helene to rural mountain communities like his. Will Stricklin moved to Bakersville in Mitchell County in northwest North Carolina in 2022 and joined the Mitchell County Volunteer Fire Department along with his wife about six months later. He has been on duty since the hurricane began pelting the region on Friday and was able to...
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