Helene's Unheard Warnings -- ProPublica

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https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina

This is such a moving and graphic presentation of what happened in a very hard hit area of North Carolina. Well worth reading and watching the graphics. Probable harbinger of what we will have throughout this country in the future.

As Hurricane Helene barrels toward Yancey County in North Carolina, the predictions are grim.

Communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains are particularly vulnerable.

“This Shits Crazy”

In their last phone call before bed, Janicke Glynn tries to reassure her husband. He is away visiting a sick relative, and a Weather Channel forecast of Hurricane Helene’s imminent collision with the North Carolina mountains is leaving him uneasy. The storm, more than 400 miles wide, is expected to strike their small community the next morning, Sept. 27.

Janicke encourages him to focus on his family up in Boston. That is more important. She is fine. It’s been raining a lot, but the house is fine. Everything is fine. He’ll fly home tomorrow. She will see him then.

“Love you.”

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