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Around the mountain town of Banner Elk, neighbors have endured two weeks without running water — a harsh and dirty reality that has hundreds living in the 19th century, toting buckets to the ...
The couple’s mobile home on the Elk River, which they lived in since 1992, was engulfed by flood waters and floated away after Hurricane Helene passed the area. They are living in the shelter ...
In Banner Elk, the fire and rescue department posted on Facebook that the outpouring of donations has met their needs for the next week, and that the wave of suppliers are creating a “bottleneck ...
Although minor flooding was reported along streams, the release of water via the Oxford Dam resulted in major flooding on the Catawba River and Lookout Shoals Lake. Consequently, the latter crested at its height level since 1940 – 9.45 ft (2.88 m). Downstream flooding prompted evacuations and damaged several homes. [9]
Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk evacuated their campus and as of September 29, all students were successfully evacuated with the assistance of the North Carolina National Guard. [234] There were various non-specific online posts using antisemitic rhetoric and threatening violence against FEMA officials in the aftermath of the storm.
Jessica Lynn Luffman, 33, is an independent contractor living in Elkin who picks up jobs in Boone, Banner Elk, and everywhere in between. She knows the mountains and their residents well.
A flash flood from rainfall amounts typically ranged from four to six inches (100 to 150 mm) and closed roads and bridges were the result. The most serious flooding apparently occurred in Avery County where evacuations were required and tanks of propane were found floating in the Banner Elk River. [39] Three deaths also occurred in the state.
On the morning of September 27, the Ashbys were having breakfast when their home was swept away by the flood-prone Elk River. A neighbor snapped a picture as it floated away. Rod Ashby immediately ...