I just now got service back. The whole region has been totally wrecked by this storm. Every 500 year flood line was surpassed by a large margin.

There’s currently no way on or out for a lot of people right now

Edit: Live updates here this is being broadcast on FM to the whole region. The only way a lot of people can get info

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  • WIIHAPPYFEW [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    28·
    2 months ago

    Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina is fucked

    true even outside of this context

    but yea my semi-gf had to stay at my dorm for the night instead of her apartment because my uni’s the only place in the region that still has power

    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      I’m amazed that WCU and App maintained power and water. It’s a godsend for the surrounding areas. Without that they’d be totally isolated with no way to stay warm, dry, and fed

      • featured [he/him]@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        I have friends in Boone and a lot of the town itself did lose power and water but it’s mostly restored today by the sound of things. But the water isn’t safe to drink. Truly a miracle that they have as much as they do because road closures due to the washouts and landslides have most everybody stuck hunkering down. I saw some videos of lees mcrae students being evacuated via helicopters so hopefully the worst affected communities can get that same treatment…