Hurricane Helene:

 

We live on the western end of N.C. just 2 miles from Georgia and 10 miles from Tennessee. Photos are  just now starting to come in of all the destruction. Some towns and roads were wiped out and the death toll is 52 currently. Communications and travel are seriously disrupted

We watched the hurricane as it approached and it split in two parts - one going to the east of us and one to the west. Our county was spared compared to those east and west of us. No doubt there is flooding in our area but we are staying off the roads so we don't know about that. I have seen photos of houses where only the roof is above water. We got 13.5 inches of rain here and that is a huge amount for the mountains.

I have been through 8 hurricanes in my life and one wild fire. I have not seen any with this level of destruction. Please PRAY for the victims of this horrible disaster. I can tell you that when we went through the wildfire the Red Cross was a tremendous help. If you are inclined to help the Red Cross is a good place to go.