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Prayers for all of you affected by Hurricane 🌀 Helene. I’m in upstate South Carolina (Greenville/Spartanburg county line) we received a lot of damage but nothing like you all. Almost total devastation in some areas. 😞 my thoughts and prayers are with you all ❤
We kept saying “it can’t get any worse”…. But Helene kept saying back “yes it can”. The worst part is trying to deal with insurance companies. Most of our neighbors have lost everything with no coverage in policies for flood damage. If you were fortunate a tree fell on your house first so that you could claim “water intrusion”. Going to be a long recovery for us here in the mountains but we will pull through together
Exactly. When we woke up, the camp owner, Curtis Church, was devastated about the damage to his land (and his driveway bridge washed out), but when we saw how bad the rest of the mountain looked, he said he felt like he got lucky in comparison. The only upside to all the tragedy was the pulling together of the community that you mention. It was inspiring to see that in the days after the storm. Wishing you all the best in the rebuilding ahead 😀
The change in the water volume was astonishing. An edited version of your presentation could be used by others to demonstrate just how much and how fast things can change.
OMG…”y’all: I’ve “survived hurricanes here…so, I offered advice (from what helped ME!) OMG,,, MY experiences are NOTHING COMPARED to what’s happened there; GOD BLESS YOU; I WISH y’all THE BEST….❤️🥰
Thanks, they really need the blessings in Elk Park. I just got myself back to Tampa last week to ride out Milton, which thankfully didn't hit me as bad as Helene in NC. Power came back last night and just some debris to clean here in FL - lucky compared to what I witnessed in NC, something I never thought I'd say.
That's a scary situation even from where I'm sitting watching. Lots of prayers for everyone and some very special prayers for the ones that sadly couldn't stay alive. God be with them. God Bless. NW ga.
Yeah, if I had left Thursday morning, I probably could've beaten the storm. By evening the roads off the mountain were closed by fallen trees and power lines and the storm didn't really hit until well after midnight (Fri morning). Power/phone/internet went down for us around 3:30AM Fri, but the flooding started midday Thursday after consistent rains.
Thanks for sharing that was terrible what happened! I was in that area of NC earlier in September with family in a rental cabin. Glad y’all are okay. I don’t think the state and news warned people of the danger involved with this type of storm on the way.
The entire place was a flood. We later spotted the parts of the RV fascia that ripped off a mile or so down the rocky river. I probably would not have fared well if I tried to leave, so I had to just ride it out.
@@caseyquinn6458 Yeah, no cell service for the duration of my stay (5 days after Helene). It took several days to get a path clear enough to get off the mountain to civilization. The water didn't recede enough to even see what should have been road until about 12 hours after the storm. At that point, the road surfaces were completely gone for hundreds of yards
instead of getting help from the government we get told that we are spreading misinformation as we are trying to get help lol . people in shelters that lost it all are even getting declined for the BS amount of 750.00
I was staying on Dark Ridge Rd at the campground, but we definitely drove on Beech Mt Rd. It was one of the wiped out roads if I remember correctly, but it was my first time in the area, so it all kind of blurs together.
Even more so when I saw how damaging the storm had been everywhere else. I got super lucky. Thanks to Curtis, the camp owner for urging me to get in the RV instead of staying in my tent on the mountain
I was actually camping in a tent for 3 nights prior, which was on much higher ground up the mountain. Unfortunately, the campsites were up a driveway, and the bridge of the driveway completely washed out. The camp owner suggested I move down to the RV area (luckily getting my car off the mountain). By the time the floodwaters rose under the RV, I was pretty much stuck there until they receded. The water was too much / too fast to venture out on foot at that point. Got lucky again that it didn't get any higher.
Here's the address of the campground: 1705 Dark Ridge Rd, Elk Park, NC 28622. Plug that in Google Maps and you can see the street view of the driveway that washed out. I'm going by what the map and property owner say.
I have no doubt it washed away. People dont realize there's so little land to build homes here that a large population of permanent residents live in campers and motorhomes that have parked for 20+ years near streams. Campgrounds are basically trailer parks in Western North Carolina.
It somehow sat on its axles on cinder blocks. The water reached the door, ripped off the front steps and moved the porch. Had it gotten any higher, it probably would have swept it down river to TN. I believe an old barbed-wire fence was catching a lot of the debris just as it hit the RV, which probably saved me too.
@@BrysonCityDashCam28713 Very nearly did. I felt a couple shifts, and any deeper water probably would have swept it away easily. We saw RVs and even tractor trailers washed up down river.
I left Tampa for Helene to chase me down in western NC. I came back to Tampa and Milton just clobbered me again. But I got power back now after several days - again!
Here's the story and more clips: ua-cam.com/video/Hrty9OSYtxQ/v-deo.htmlsi=n21z3vscmQpER_vA
Part 2 Here: ua-cam.com/video/FXU9QFBlQtI/v-deo.html
Part 3 DAY 2 Here: ua-cam.com/video/haBSP-VWw1c/v-deo.html
Part 4, more cleanup Here: ua-cam.com/video/GxC5EZwH1zg/v-deo.html
Prayers for all of you affected by Hurricane 🌀 Helene. I’m in upstate South Carolina (Greenville/Spartanburg county line) we received a lot of damage but nothing like you all. Almost total devastation in some areas. 😞 my thoughts and prayers are with you all ❤
Omg that looked terrifying i would not be as calm as you sound! It flooded so fast! 😮
I was definitely in denial of the danger. I think only afterwards I realized how close I was to getting washed down river.
We kept saying “it can’t get any worse”…. But Helene kept saying back “yes it can”.
The worst part is trying to deal with insurance companies. Most of our neighbors have lost everything with no coverage in policies for flood damage.
If you were fortunate a tree fell on your house first so that you could claim “water intrusion”.
Going to be a long recovery for us here in the mountains but we will pull through together
Exactly. When we woke up, the camp owner, Curtis Church, was devastated about the damage to his land (and his driveway bridge washed out), but when we saw how bad the rest of the mountain looked, he said he felt like he got lucky in comparison. The only upside to all the tragedy was the pulling together of the community that you mention. It was inspiring to see that in the days after the storm. Wishing you all the best in the rebuilding ahead 😀
The change in the water volume was astonishing. An edited version of your presentation could be used by others to demonstrate just how much and how fast things can change.
OMG…”y’all: I’ve “survived hurricanes here…so, I offered advice (from what helped ME!) OMG,,, MY experiences are NOTHING COMPARED to what’s happened there; GOD BLESS YOU; I WISH y’all THE BEST….❤️🥰
Thanks, they really need the blessings in Elk Park. I just got myself back to Tampa last week to ride out Milton, which thankfully didn't hit me as bad as Helene in NC. Power came back last night and just some debris to clean here in FL - lucky compared to what I witnessed in NC, something I never thought I'd say.
We went through Elk Park on our way to a friend’s place north of Bakersville back in 2016. Pretty area. Sad all over western NC.
Beautiful God's country.
That's a scary situation even from where I'm sitting watching. Lots of prayers for everyone and some very special prayers for the ones that sadly couldn't stay alive. God be with them. God Bless. NW ga.
Dude that was close!
indeed
Thanks for sharing 😮
Wow... that was a close call...i beat you were thinking i should have left 😮
Yeah, if I had left Thursday morning, I probably could've beaten the storm. By evening the roads off the mountain were closed by fallen trees and power lines and the storm didn't really hit until well after midnight (Fri morning). Power/phone/internet went down for us around 3:30AM Fri, but the flooding started midday Thursday after consistent rains.
Nice scenery 1:40 to 2:10
Yeah, the area is gorgeous. Hope it bounces back even better.
Thanks for sharing that was terrible what happened! I was in that area of NC earlier in September with family in a rental cabin. Glad y’all are okay. I don’t think the state and news warned people of the danger involved with this type of storm on the way.
People were warned for nearly a week that a storm capable of dumping record rains on the area was coming.
BS!!
Nice scenery 2:00
And why did you continue to stay in that rv?
How could he get ou? You cannot see what is road and what isn't. Probably lost cell service at that point so no way of calling for rescue.
The entire place was a flood. We later spotted the parts of the RV fascia that ripped off a mile or so down the rocky river. I probably would not have fared well if I tried to leave, so I had to just ride it out.
@@caseyquinn6458 Yeah, no cell service for the duration of my stay (5 days after Helene). It took several days to get a path clear enough to get off the mountain to civilization. The water didn't recede enough to even see what should have been road until about 12 hours after the storm. At that point, the road surfaces were completely gone for hundreds of yards
instead of getting help from the government we get told that we are spreading misinformation as we are trying to get help lol . people in shelters that lost it all are even getting declined for the BS amount of 750.00
OMG. I pray you are safe.
Thanks. Made it back to Tampa just in time to survive Milton (and just got power back here, lol) 😀
You were on Beech Mountain Rd?
I was staying on Dark Ridge Rd at the campground, but we definitely drove on Beech Mt Rd. It was one of the wiped out roads if I remember correctly, but it was my first time in the area, so it all kind of blurs together.
I would have been terrified!
Yep. It's not something I'm looking to relive.
Dude that is so fuckimg terrifying
Even more so when I saw how damaging the storm had been everywhere else. I got super lucky. Thanks to Curtis, the camp owner for urging me to get in the RV instead of staying in my tent on the mountain
@@jonray8429yeah we didn’t realize in Arden how bad it was for days until we figured out we had an FM radio! Then reality began to set in
When did you get your first clue that it might be time to move to higher ground?! 🤡🌊😳
I was actually camping in a tent for 3 nights prior, which was on much higher ground up the mountain. Unfortunately, the campsites were up a driveway, and the bridge of the driveway completely washed out. The camp owner suggested I move down to the RV area (luckily getting my car off the mountain).
By the time the floodwaters rose under the RV, I was pretty much stuck there until they receded. The water was too much / too fast to venture out on foot at that point. Got lucky again that it didn't get any higher.
Is this a private campground?
Yes. I found it on HipCamp. I'd never been to the area before, just happened to be camping here and got trapped for a few extra days due to Helene
@@jonray8429 Glad to hear you are OK
@@michaelspunich7273 Thanks!
Tax right off maybe
You need to know were you are at and you are not in elk park you are on the out side of banner elk
Here's the address of the campground:
1705 Dark Ridge Rd, Elk Park, NC 28622.
Plug that in Google Maps and you can see the street view of the driveway that washed out. I'm going by what the map and property owner say.
I’d pull the slide out in to streamline the RV…
I’d be moving out mh to higher ground common sense
What happened to the motor home?
I have no doubt it washed away. People dont realize there's so little land to build homes here that a large population of permanent residents live in campers and motorhomes that have parked for 20+ years near streams. Campgrounds are basically trailer parks in Western North Carolina.
It somehow sat on its axles on cinder blocks. The water reached the door, ripped off the front steps and moved the porch. Had it gotten any higher, it probably would have swept it down river to TN. I believe an old barbed-wire fence was catching a lot of the debris just as it hit the RV, which probably saved me too.
@@BrysonCityDashCam28713 Very nearly did. I felt a couple shifts, and any deeper water probably would have swept it away easily. We saw RVs and even tractor trailers washed up down river.
you picked a bad time to venture here! hope all is good and u have a policy!
I left Tampa for Helene to chase me down in western NC. I came back to Tampa and Milton just clobbered me again. But I got power back now after several days - again!
@@jonray8429 I'm so sorry for what you are going through. For everyone.