2024 Hurricane and Tropical Weather

[arielilane]

Angenette Levy reposted

https://twitter.com/x/status/1839799972780249092

 

[DS2021]

The death toll has risen to 128

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-helene-florida-north-carolina-georgia-09-30-24/index.html

 

[statt#1]

I'm going to post this up on here. It is a Broadcastify link. It takes you to a feed that is currently being broadcast using two way and ham radio providing updates to disaster relief in primarily the western North Carolina region. It's legit. Click the link to Broadcastify, then search and open the W4HTP 145.350 Repeater link.

Mecklenburg County North Carolina Live Audio Feeds

Mecklenburg County North Carolina Live Audio Feeds

m.broadcastify.com

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840984327527510287

 

[DS2021]

North Carolina governor to give latest updates as death toll from Helene rises

Across the state, at least 56 people have died.

www.wbtv.com

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will provide the latest updates Tuesday after Hurricane Helene caused major damage and claimed more than 130 lives across the southeast.

Cooper and emergency management officials are scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. from the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. The update will be livestreamed in the top of this story, as well as on the WBTV News app and WBTV Facebook page.

Watch Live

Watch WBTV News live for local breaking news, your First Alert Weather forecast, sports, and more.

www.wbtv.com

Seems to be a way to watch for free. Ill keep an eye out for a youtube link.

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840944362630324646

 

[arielilane]

NEW: I was able to get some great ground video in Chimney Rock, NC this afternoon — a gorgeous mountain tourist town near Lake Lure that was all but washed away by Hurricane #Helene
This will be a sad thread for everyone who loves WNC

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840876359817498768

 

[arielilane]

We were encouraged to see the damage to Lake Lure didn’t *appear* to be as bad as we had feared, but we were only able to drive through it quickly, we weren’t allowed to stop

But the boats in the marina were all stacked on top of each other

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840909759660052913

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841114113197379820

 

[DS2021]

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-helene-damage-north-carolina-10-01-24/index.html

 

[anneoakley63]

I would not be surprised if this is accurate. Each state needs to get tough on looters, price gougers, etc. to protect their residents.

It used to be like that here in FL. People would pilfer stuff just to resell it. If it was a parent getting diapers or milk, they were given leeway. But there were thugs that would loot and destroy property because they could. The FL Attorney General typically gets on TV and reminds people what happens to looters and price gougers. You can report them now and they investigate. Stores have been penalized and lost liquor licenses, etc over the years.

Unfortunately I saw it first hand with Katrina. I saw families literally standing guard over their property with weapons......and I didn't blame them in the least.
So far the local news agencies in Tennessee haven't reported any looting, so I'd like to find out if this is true. If it is, they need to be identified and their photos posted on every media outlet available.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

We have a hope-to-be-one-day retirement home in Clemson in upstate SC.
Our neighborhood there has dozens of large trees on power lines and houses. No power of course.
Our next door neighbors there had a tree fall on their cars. Our son checked our house there on Saturday and took this picture. He proclaimed we had the “luckiest house in the neighborhood” as we had two trees down but no real damage.

 

[DS2021]

149 dead

Crews search for survivors in North Carolina's mountains days after Helene's deluge

Rescuers are scouring the mountains of western North Carolina for anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage to the Southeast.

apnews.com

 

[mickey2942]

From my perspective, national news is not covering this as much as they have for other disasters. Is it because it is primarily affecting rural areas and Appalachia? I haven't seen much about this at all.