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The Hurricane Helene Tapes: Tony Wheeler
Installment three of our Hurricane Helene series. Joining us for this episode is System Operations Manager, Tony Wheeler.
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Helene: The Generational Storm
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Hurricane Helene was the most impactful storm in our cooperative's history. This video contains clips and images of the storm as it unfolded, as well as the aftermath it left behind. #MountainStrong
The Hurricane Helene Tapes: Meteorologist Chris White
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Installment two of our Helene Tapes series. Chief Meteorologist, Chris White, of the Foothills Weather Network joins the show to talk about the science behind Helene and its impacts.
The Hurricane Helene Tapes: Blake Herman
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Transmission and Distribution Engineering Manager, Blake Herman, joins the podcast to discuss Helene and the challenges our engineering team faced.
To our members....Thank you!
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Helene was the worst storm in our cooperative's history, and we want to say thank you for your support of our team as we worked to rebuild our grid.
Drone Damage Assessment Clip Near Johns River, NC
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Drone Damage Assessment Clip Near Johns River, NC
Drone Assistance For Crews
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Drones have played an important role in helping us survey damage quickly and know what lies ahead for our crews. Drones can turn an hour (or hour"s") of hiking into an assessment that takes just a few minutes, especially in rugged terrain. These are a few shots from around Northern Caldwell County where done work is pivotal right now.
10/3 - Restoration Update From CEO Doug Johnson
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An update as of 10/3 on current restoration efforts following impacts from Hurricane Helene.
Message to Blue Ridge Energy Members - Hurricane Helene Recovery
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An update from CEO Doug Johnson on 9/28/24 at 2:00 PM.
The 2024 Annual Meeting
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View the recording for Blue Ridge Energy's 2024 Annual Meeting!
Plugged into Savings: Free Online Tips for Cutting Costs
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Summer is here and your cooling system is putting in overtime hours. Many people ask for ways they can save. Today, we cover a few tips and where to find more.
2024 Updated Mobile App
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Our mobile app has updates! This is a tutorial of the new features.
Weathering the Storm
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Many in northwest NC will never forget the Christmas of 2009 ice storm. With our mountain communities in the dark for days and an electric grid that was largely laying on the ground, what were the lessons learned and how can people be prepared for the next big storm? Director of Public Relations, Renee Walker, breaks it down on this episode of Unplugged.
Guest Host: Haley Dorsey, YLC Representative and CEO, Doug Johnson
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Guest Host: Haley Dorsey, YLC Representative and CEO, Doug Johnson
Making the Grade: Impacting Students and Education
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Making the Grade: Impacting Students and Education
Types of crews you will see during right-of-way clearing
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Types of crews you will see during right-of-way clearing
Launching a Utility-Scale Solar Facility
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Launching a Utility-Scale Solar Facility
My mother kept saying "this reminds me of Hugo" when it hit. We are thankful for your hard work you all ! 🎉
For the longest time I couldn’t watch any of the videos or news about horrific hurricane and four mo. later, my heart cries for the victims of this senseless disaster. Still today, ppl don’t want to believe that the people behind the greed of all mighty dollar did this.😢😢😢😢
That beginning footage was intense… even a little dangerous.
Just got home from WNC. It’s looking a lot better. Great job!!
Black Rock is getting their lithium mines and you guys get $700. If you’re too 🤤 to see what happened then you never will.
Great job T-dawg! 5️⃣⭐️
thanks for getting my power on in 2 days in the tear 1 part ❤ My town looked like poo you saved us! -Alleghany County NC- All prayers to people still suffering ❤
thanks for getting my power on in 2 days in the tear 1 part ❤ My town looked like poo you saved us! -Alleghany County NC- All prayers to people still suffering ❤
Great job Blue Ridge Energy
These rains remind me of flooding in Hawaii. There are zones across the state that no one lives because the flooding is wild. Kauai is literally the wettest place on earth. Wow.
My heart hurts watching this
I was one affected by this hurricane I lost one of my historical family house in the flood at new river VA almost 40,000 In damage
I was one affected by this hurricane I lost one of my historical family house in the flood at new river VA almost 40,000 In damage
.....from a native mountain man... th-cam.com/video/UdcO3bKrlqo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=onzq4-3RX0-XWMMK
"WAKE UP CALL:” Imagine when raining creeks fill w/water, we all witnessed the natural rise of creeks and rivers all our lives during snow melts, thunderstorms, etc. What causes 10 foot surges & increase in depth of that water every 4 hours till a maximum depth 50ft is achieved? Could the cause be opening floodgates on four different dams or more and/or including several gates at a time on extremely large reservoirs which do exist north of this destruction be the reason for those surges that everybody testified in the region? It occurred specifically in North Carolina and Tennessee. What increased that water is they opened the next gates & we get another surge and an additional 10 feet of water with the rivers already full. This is the reality of what happened. There’s no other reason for surge of that proportion in a natural rain in 60+ years on this earth I’ve never witnessed such a surge until this storm surge on top of mountains. It is also the cause for the extreme displacement of anchored buildings to be washed off their foundations. High waters have never done that, only a surge can do that and once you got 40 feet of water full of every type of board, wood, toy, canned goods, bed frames, cars, tractors, trucks, trailers, wagons, campers, propane, tanks, concrete foundation, blocks, blacktop, concrete, bicycles, motorcycles, gas cans, rocks, and trees with the roots intact. Would that not also be the cause of the gorge left in its wake in excess of 20 feet and some locations deeper? Something's not adding up and somebody’s lying and if that’s the case it would explain no government help and a media blackout in order to take the attention off of what really happened. As far as I’m concerned, all guilty parties would do everything and anything to make sure the secret didn’t get out and exposed and complete lack of empathy for human life and media attention creating another problem that the people pulling those levers in those locales not only changed the land geographically permanent, but genocide their own people in their own communities. Neighbors, kin folk, strangers, and anyone in their wake and are directly responsible. The ones who should be under the microscope seen as the guiltiest & 30 people could pull off a catastrophe this large, very very easily. North Carolina and Tennessee have some very evil traitors living among them who will kill hundreds without the blink of an eye. And now that they done it, they’ll have no problem repeating on a larger scale. They are dangerous. People must be found out and dealt with on an extreme level. There’s no safety in those communities until that is resolved." - Jeff Muzinoski
What is the missing body count now in January 2025?
OMG!!
Hickory, NC here. Undoubtably it’s the worst storm in US history, had broader scope and degree of damage than Katrina.
Water is so powerful.
60 Billion in damages and the government is no where in sight.
FEMA, government, representatives where are you ? You are next so don't cry.
Where is Joe Biden?
Great video thank you so much!!! My daughter lives in Swannanoa and I want to go out and help out with my invention that keeps people warm by hitting the ground below their tent or many cabin or shed or tent or yurt or teepee... Or cardboard box
Thank you for working so hard!
23 inches of rain fell on Nashville in 2010, for a 3 day total. It was terrifying to be in that one. Late on day 1 I tried and failed to rescue a guy wrapped around a bridge abutment with a million gallons of water ripping at my car. I backed out and left
Mother Nature was whispering and then she decided to scream. It will be years before total recovery and the scares will be a medal worn by all…
So very heartbreaking seeing what Helene did & left behind. So many good people are forever affected by Hurricane Helene. Many more good people forever lost.
Also, sort of silly district office would allow these guys to drive through those flood water like this.. Id10T’s.
Have lights? Thank a lineman.
I'm in the Grassy Creek area. Unbelievable how bad this storm and the rain that came days before. We had 20" of rain from Wednesday to Thursday and that was before Helene.
Weather Warfare. Geo Engineering perfected by HAARP decades ago. Many weather manipulation perfected by HAARP decades ago TPTB in control. Watch Documentary The Dimming
Wow!! This just shows how monumental the tasks was that you worked to repair. Thank you for sharing
What a shame
This is horrible, and all those communities need so much help. We keep talking about how FEMA is nowhere to be found, and how our government has let these people down... but what about the state? Has the state also let these people down? Because I'm hearing very little about state officials helping out also.
My family really appreciates the hard and long work y’all did for us in North AVL - Beaver Lake CCA!!
Over 400 people still missing.
I’m from Canada and I’m just not understanding why there was no state of emergency called and why people are still in tents. What am I missing
The generational and government made storm
You reminded me... my grandmother went to visit friends out on the eastern tip of Long Island. A big storm blew up and she needed to get home - 40 miles. The storm was in fact the Hurricane of 1937, which devastated so much of Long Island and New England. She set off, and soon the hurricane got so bad she was sure she wouldn't make it. But there was a small convoy of Long Island Power and Light trucks going her way, so she crawled along behind them, though she could barely see the road. They turned off about 5 miles from her home and honked. She got home safely, took a stiff drink, and went to bed for a whole day. She was always thankful for them. You guys are out in every kind of weather, doing heroic work. Thank you.
God bless these people ❤
Remarkable service, from linemen, linewomen, such difficult, demanding, tiring work and oftentimes dangerous; we could say Helene was a multi-generational storm (as a generation commonly spans approx 25-30 years), and Helene's devastation has no comparison for at least 100+ years, according to most expert and historical accounts;
We had better get used to this type of weather. Global warming is increasing faster than anyone predicted and we are not immune from its effects.
I still can’t believe this happened 😢…. I wish I could hug all of you ❤🇨🇦
Awesome creation. NCDot and the linemen and electric utility companies were heroes of this ongoing event.
I had always thought hurricanes need to be over water, WOW, I sure was wrong. I wish I could say what was never obvious to most of the folks who live or lived in this devastated area and wondering how many would have stayed had they known this storm was coming. I pray all who were lost are found and may God protect and heal the survivors.
There is no god
Thank you lineman. What a tall order you were called to repair. 💕💕💪🏼💪🏼⚡️
God bless you! Thank you for what you do. Thank your families as well. Such a dangerous job. Stay safe no matter where you are!
The folks working on our grids are like heart surgeons keeping the energy flowing, repairing broken arteries when needed, improving our ancient grid. Their work is more important today than at any time in the past. The horrors of Helene are happening more frequently and in more places. We know the root cause yet many choose to listen to buffoons who lie, misdirect, while spreading conspiracy theories and bad science. The laws of physics and thermodynamics rule. Your cell phone, automobile, HVAC, internet, everything manufactured today uses these laws to function. These identical laws govern the atmosphere, waters, land of the world. Currently we 8 billion precious humans are adding 57 billion tons of heat trapping gases to our globally shared atmosphere annually. When you burn 1 gallon of gasoline weighing 5.9 pounds the chemical reaction creates 19 pounds of CO2 greenhouse gas. Today we're burning through 100 million barrels of oil every single day. Don't trust my statement? Goto ExxonMobil's website download no charge Exxon's August 2024 global outlook to 2050 executive summary. Yes the world's largest gasoline refiner wants each of you to buy an EV, solar, etc etc. There's many eye opening statements in the document.
bs. this storm was seeded to make it as bad as possible. tell yourself whatever you need to hear
Helene was not a hurricane once it left FL but just a giant rainmaker which added to the ran already received in NC. They keep saying hurricane Helene hit NC which isn't true.
I'm only a couple minutes into this video, and having a panic attack. I feel so horrible for WNC residents. Please, anyone who can donate to help them, find a trusted source and donate. Even $5 means something, if you can't do anymore. Imagine ten thousand people donating $5. Just be sure your money is going to help and not pad pockets. I love visiting NC, and my heart is broken this horrible event has happened to them.