Does anyone know the best place to donate too? I'm currently in ATL but western NC is my home, I want to be able to help somehow. My parents are in Franklin (they are good) but I don't want to go up there and clog up the roadway for emergency crew.

Is there info about Swannanoa? I saw one post that it’s basically gone.

https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene

First off, my heart goes out to all of my fellow Tarheels for the horrors they have experienced.

This may have already been covered, but I want to know what organizations may be leading clean up efforts in WNC.

If you know of a group that is putting anything together please drop it in the comments. I would love to help and would also love to help spread the word.

hi all, i’m actually from virginia, but i have a boyfriend that lives in the taylorsville/alexander area and i have not heard from him in two days. i am growing increasingly worried, since this is such a small area there is very little information online or news coverage compared to major cities. however, what little coverage i have seen is leading me to concern for his wellbeing along with his familys. i apologize if this is not the subreddit for this, but please if anyone has any sort of information on what’s happening in this area please let me know in either the replies to this post or dm me. i understand that i may not hear from him for a while, but i just want to know he’s at least alive and unharmed.

I wanted to create a thread for people looking for a local person to make a wellness check to unreachable relatives.

Post city, street / area. Please don't post personal name and exact address, use DM system for this.

reply to your own post if someone agreed to check and when communication has been completed.

Please post everything else, somewhere else! Thanks!

Link to the Press Conference stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzk6kVCfBds

summary source: https://x.com/EricMillerNews/status/1840137934613426685

• No official death toll yet, and no names are being released. Recovery of bodies is still ongoing. Asheville PD is going door to door in some areas, doing welfare checks

• Cell providers say it will be "several days" before service is restored, no solid timeline yet

• Looting is now an ongoing issue. Some arrests have been made. A curfew goes into effect at 7:30pm

• Landslides and water rescues are still happening today. There have been 150 rescues and counting in Buncombe alone

• There's currently only one major way in and out of Asheville. That's via I-26 to the South

• Water infrastructure has been severely damaged. Crews are now trying to reconstruct portions of the system. Those that do have water are under a boil water advisory

• Emergency food and water supplies haven't arrived yet. Once they do, the county will establish distribution locations

• Shelters: WNC Ag center is at capacity (400 individuals). Asheville Tech just opened as a shelter and is taking people now. If you have pets you want sheltered with you you can still go to the WNC Ag center and they will make arrangements for you

• Another presser will be held 10am tomorrow (Sunday) via FB Live

Hi, I am in the UK and I have a cousin who lives in Clyde. I can't get through to him. I am concerned it's due to the hurricane. Does anyone know if people in this area are okay? Thank you in advance.

Emergency Services www.buncombeready.org OR call 828 820-2761 This is The Family Assistance Center and leave a message if you are missing friends or family due to this Tropical storm.

Anyone who has an update is much more likely to post on a pinned thread than to go through dozens of individual posts copy-pastong information. It would hopefully also minimize the posts asking for info and make it faster for people seeking updates since they can just go into a pinned thread and Ctrl+f the town they're looking for.

This is an incredibly difficult situation for everyone, so it seems like any way that information could be more efficiently distributed would hopefully give people some relief.

ALSO - a megathread of businesses and services offering assistance in each area?

Anyone have info on the boys camp and how it survived? It’s below the Montreat reservoir.

Long story short, found a empty parking lot late night and decided to do some donuts. Wake forest pd was posted up in the corner and I got a misdemeanor reckless driving ticket. I only had one speeding ticket a couple years prior that got reduced to improper equipment. Say I do hire a lawyer whats the best outcome?