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  Solastalgia

  The place I fell in love with when I was younger, and came back to as an adult, was no longer the same. I did not feel "at home" anymore after the break we had from school.
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  A tree fell on our house

  A very large and old cherry tree fell on our house and had to get it sawed up and craned out so it wouldn't do too much damage.
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  Blowing Rock Hurricane Damage

  Helene hit our neighborhood and knocked down trees and we lost power and cell for weeks. Got a video of the National Guard a Chinook helicopter with supplies.
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  Helene Hits Sugar Grove Hard

  Video # 1 (IMG1134) – “Video of a white car displaced and overturned with other debris from Helene in Sugar Grove, NC.” Video #2 (IMG1153) – “Video of destruction and debris from Helene on US Hwy 321 N. in Elk Mills, TN.” Video #3 (IMG1163) – “Video of a power line lying in the road in Sugar Grove, NC.” Video #4 (IMG1135) - “Video of flooding and road destuction on Highway 421 towards Trade, TN.”
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  Bridge Goes Out Off 421 Near 105 Bypass

  The bridge on our neighbor got completely obliterated. An unfortunate car fell in. Unbelievable. I got one photo of the car and some drone images of the bridge. Hope this helps.
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  Scenes from the donation center at Summit Pickeball

  Summit Pickleball's facility became an incredible confluence of many streams of generosity, including the generosity of Summit's owners for making the space available, the many volunteers who contribute time and sweat, and the many people from near and far who donated food, supplies, clean up equipment and more.
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  High Tide in Sugar Grove

  Cove Creek crests on September 27, 2024 at 12:18pm. Rebecca Witter took the image standing on her back porch overlooking the Old Cove Creek School in Sugar Grove. A few minutes later, the roots of an upside down sycamore tree crippled the porch.
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  River Girl Recovery

  River Girl Fishing company led the way in recovery efforts in Todd, NC. Images are stills from the documentary "We Begin at 9:30" that tells the story of the River Girl Recovery efforts.
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  Dog Rescue

  National Guard Swift Water Rescue Team evacuating Tug on a "Tug Boat." Dogs boarding at a kennel during the storm were rescued by the national guard swift water rescue team, across a washed-out bridge area at Pet Prairie in Vilas . Tug was one of 12 dogs initially moved from flooding kennels to the owner's house, which also later flooded with water reaching the basement ceiling. This photo documents Tug's final rescue and journey home after the storm destroyed the property's bridge access.
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  After the Deluge: Appalachia’s “Climate Haven” Myth Unravels

  Transplants, retirees, and second-homers thought western North Carolina would be a refuge from the ravages of climate change. Hurricane Helene thought otherwise.
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  Helene aftermath in Valle Crucis

  Photos taken in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Valle Crucis, NC
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  Hurricane Helene Radar Landfall

  Helene first hits the Big Bend region of Florida