A lot of people have been asking how they can help. Here's what I've seen from today (October 1st): I think the area is starting to get saturated with very legitimate help. I'm not sure how many more hands on deck are needed but I could be wrong. Water is the obvious thing needed since water systems have been compromised/contaminated so if you can find a reputable organization to donate to for water and food, that's a good idea. I was in Swannanoa this morning - they were hit HARD. The river swept through there killing people, reducing homes to rubble, and destroying businesses. I saw random people there just setting up tents with water, food, coffee, snacks. I think that's a great idea as people are in clean up mode, exhausted, sad and they need these things - they can't get these items anyway because maybe their car was crushed, their road is washed out, power is out so grocery stores are closed, etc. People need fuel for their generators (lines are hours long at the stations that are open). There are communities stuck on top of mountains due to their only line of access being completely destroyed with no hope of it being fixed anytime soon. They're requiring air drops and rescues and these guys seem to be doing a good job if you'd like to donate - Aerial Recovery Group (links below). I hiked about 6 miles into Bat Cave today heading towards Chimney Rock. I'm not sure what they need because it's gone but like everywhere, they need food, water, gas. I'm hopeful that this whole community evacuated as there is just zero access to Chimney Rock/Lake Lure from the NW anymore. Downstream to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, it's just a mess. I haven't physically seen it because I couldn't get there but I've seen videos. The clean up is going to be enormous. I do know that helicopters are heavily flying here due to no access so once again, Aerial Recovery and other organizations actively flying there need help (they're actually flying to MANY mountaintops within a couple hours). Wellness checks in the region are a good idea. A friend sent me www.unitedway.org/ as a way to sign up to do wellness checks if you're local. I'm not sure how that organization works but it's an idea. You can also look in forums and see people asking about specific addresses. Crazy thing is, this is just a few communities. Asheville, Hendersonville, Burnsville, this whole region, needs assistance. People are coming to help in big ways now, though. I met a group down in the river today from Myrtle Beach, a search and rescue team. I talked with some Cajun Navy people on side by sides today. The more the merrier. Aerial Recovery Group: secure.givelively.org/donate/aerial-recovery/2024-hurricane-helene-disaster-response Instagram: instagram.com/aerialrecoverygroup?igsh=MTM2eGY1bXFxcnh6Ng==
Thank you for all of the greatly informative & amazing videos. We're used to floods but I'm 5 blocks from the Mississippi. But the town is appx 400 ft above sea level (where 99% of residents live) & it can't get to where we are or the highway going out westerly or over the bridge to Illinois
From experience years ago with having nothing, having to sleep wherever someone else might allow you to have shelter. My most important possessions were an oversized, waterproof, black winter parka with a thick faux fur hood (serves to keep you cozy, warm and dry in any situation, including at night if you don’t have proper or any bedding/blankets. Important it has inside pockets as well, so you can keep important things, wallet, cash, ID, keys, phone etc. as close as possible and safe against yourself while asleep! I also loved that the outer material was waterproof, black which hides a lot of things but also really simple to just wipe clean. A large backpack to keep everything you need, such as the most basic, comfy, easy to wash & dry clothing (I had a pair of darkish khaki, baggy cargo pants with lots of pockets that were THE BEST! Highly recommend baggy cargo pants and shorts or even BETTER, those ones that are just one pair of cargo pants & have zippers around the legs so they can be long pants or unzipped at the knees to turn into capri length and an additional zipper higher up to make them into shorts. Such a genius invention I wish they had those or at least as easy to find them, back when I really needed them! Also I had thick grey sweat pants with deep pockets, (pockets are always important lol), they served as both pyjamas, sometimes pants, a pair of new, nice jeans I also only wore with a nicer new hoodie for when I felt I needed to dress to impress lol. (I know even nice jeans & a new hoodie are not exactly dress clothes but there’s seriously no point in having fancy clothes that wrinkles, needs to be dry cleaned or isn’t just totally comfortable, when you have to make do with as little as possible because you have to bring everything with you.) A few pairs of black athletic gear style capri leggings which are great to keep warmer under other pants or on their own in warm weather. A couple very basic tight tank tops, a few favourite T-shirts, a really nice, new hoodie I kept for when I wanted to wear something a bit better than my other two decent looking but older, mostly dark coloured hoodies with zippers down the front, so I also used them regularly as sort of light jackets over T-shirts and of course just enough under clothes to alternate, then hand wash in a sink with hot water and hand soap & hang dry overnight. Basically the sort of clothes that can be layered depending on temp. and tightly rolled up to take up less space in the backpack. I would use one good quality water/air tight plastic grocery bag for clean clothes, roll them all together tightly then squeeze out all the air and tie back with a slip knot. Do same with another bag for dirty clothes. Another vital thing to have in case you need to be outside away from shelter is a large quality plastic poncho in case it starts pouring rain, to prevent anything on you, including your backpack from getting wet! The plastic grocery bags are great to put over your socks while under waterproof shoes/boots or even over,tie around top with string/ducktape, (those are other great supplies) Keeping your stuff and especially yourself dry is vital! An umbrella is absolutely useless if you have to be outside, not to mention more trouble to pack than a plastic poncho. The best food people can give to someone who has no storage other than a backpack is lightweight, non perishable food items such as trail mix, jerky, individually packaged cheese and crackers. Also to put any other essential items you need to carry around and still have enough room to put your large coat in when you’re warm. A warm beanie style hat and a baseball cap style hat (sunglasses) are also important. Oh and a good pair of fully waterproof hiking style boots. It’s crazy how essential a supply of the better quality basic grocery bags are, something most people take for granted, they’re such a wonderful thing to have for a wide variety of purposes! Lol. Plus they’re lightweight and easy to compress to take up very little space in your backpack. Several of the kitchen catcher garbage bags also work and don’t take up much space. Great to have several zip lock bags in your backpack as well. They’re great for if you have a meal somewhere and want to keep some leftovers for later and they’re the best for keeping toothbrush & toothpaste, toiletries, makeup, to keep any small items together in an easily accessible way. The refill packs of baby wipes are also an extremely valuable multi use commodity, easily packed in a backpack! I think that many of these same sort of items would be extremely helpful for anyone who lost everything or had to leave it behind and can’t return to get stuff. Even if they have a temporary place to stay with someone? These are some important items that can give back some semblance of comfort, freedom, safety and independence. Anyway I hope not very many people are in this extreme of a situation and hopefully the people who didn’t lose their houses will be as helpful and generous as possible, giving others spare bedrooms or even any sort of shelter and necessities they can manage to help with! One positive thing that seems to happen with a tragedy like this that affects people in a community is that it seems most people come towards and want to help each other as much as possible. After all, it could just as easily be them who lost everything, no fault of their own. This flooding was unexpected and unprecedented. Even being able to relate on some level with having nothing and needing to depend on other’s generosity. I can’t imagine unexpectedly losing everything you’ve worked your entire life for and your home with all of your memories and everything that was irreplaceable. I’m so very sorry! My heart goes out to them and I pray they have peace and sustain hope for the future. They need and fully deserve as much help, gifts and generosity and a comfortable place to live as long as is necessary, anything and everything, as much is possible for anyone who can provide them with this! I just wish I could do more myself to help these people.
This is what a lot of people don't understand it had been raining for 3 days before Helene even arrived the ground saturated rivers and streams already at high levels. I am between Knoxville and Chattanooga we had a lot of rain before and during Helene but the worst of it missed us we were very fortunate and our hearts break for those not so fortunate.
The knoxville / marryville area is protected by a ring of mountains..We are extremely lucky to live here.These demons threw crazy storms at us right after the winter months this year and georgia/ Louisiana and Chattanooga got destroyed by winds and tornados and us in the knoxville marryville area were spared...Lucky to live here.Geographical protection
Yea a woman in NC said the River she lives next to the normal range was like 1-2 Ft , and Thursday it was at like 8/9FT even before the winds and storm actually came ..!!!! How come these poor people weren’t evacuated the fuck out of there , so disgusting our gov failures !!!! A lot of elderly just left for dead , similar to the plandemic on a smaller scale …
@@RoyalRiverRefinishedFurnitureb The beautiful mountains will regain their beauty, unfortunately not nearly soon enough. You are so right, the media and a few other things do more harm than good
This is interesting. I've watched several 'after' videos-- horrible devastation. This is the only 'before' I've seen. Very interesting contrast, and very sad. Thank you, just subscribed.
This is a great video; those who do not live in region may not know a COMPLETELY UNRELATED storm slammed the region the day before. Power was out and flooding was extensive… this video captures that. Thank you, Mark
Plus before THAT, we had a “potential tropical cyclone” dump a bunch of rain also. Buncombe County on the coast got the worst of that, but holy frijoles, it was just so many big rainfalls one right after another.
When you are able, retracing your steps from this video would be an insane video. I figure you are in "survive and record what I'm able mode" so I don't figure you will be able for a while, but these videos have been huge in spreading the word on just how bad things are for y'all right now. Stay safe out there man.
As a Hendersonville native who now lives in Charlotte, thank you for taking this footage. I have never seen it flood so bad there even before Helene. I was cut off from my family who still lives there for days. I still wouldn’t ever know what it looked like without your videos, thank you so much.
Thank you so much for documenting the before and after of this terrible disaster. You and all in Western North Carolina Have our Prayers from the Upstate of South Carolina
How are you guys in SC doing? I haven't heard much, I'm about to check for myself now, but is your state doing ok? I'm in Florida, we expect hurricanes to do some damage, and it's still hard, but I never would've thought this would happen so far inland, or understood how bad the damage could be.
It was obvious that the area had begun to flood. But, yet most residents simply couldn’t believe that the hurricane Helene was going to bring that much rain and flooding all the way from Florida to western NC. My prayers are with all of you! Help is coming!
For all the folks criticizing that people did not prepare. Instead of figuring out how to help. Some day you could be in the fix we know these people are in (this is Saturday for me) nobody needs a smarty-pants. Mark, looking forward to your posts. Your are doing a great service. It takes time for the wheels to get in gear. When your town, livelihood, even transportation is wrecked and the forces of nature show us who is really boss.
The weather forecasts were confusing and did not say much about NC and Tennessee. It first started out going towards Florida Alabama, then changed to Fla., and Georgia and SC. Then is turned into a Cat 4 that changed the impact. Crazy. And another one is coming into the gulf!!
@@nancy9891 it was forecasted well in advance. The problem is the MSM downplaying the issue and youtube filtering out all of the streamers that accurately forecasted this issue. Foreign-only news gave the whole situation the same fair shakedown.
@@nancy9891 a good 3-4 days before the hurricane hit they were showing hurricane warnings on my computer and the weather app on my phone i live right on the coast of SC so i always expect it to hit here but fortunately we always get passed up maybe closer to the coasts we get more warning i never prepare though
Absofreakinglutely I don’t remember Ppl telling Katrina Ppl that were warned of the type of Hurricane coming! No one is Yelling about getting help they are helping one another. This was not expected!
This is crazy to see how bad it was before the storm even came. No matter what Helene was going to just make it 10x worse. I hope everyone stays safe and can rebuild fast.
Wow -- this was excellent. You did a service by documenting the situation the day before the hurricane hit your area full force. We need people like you to show what we are facing as the climate keeps whacking us with more powerful storms.
Seeing this 8 days later really puts into perspective of what has happened and the horrific torrential flooding that occured. Thank you for on site journalism.
I’m guessing you lost all that was in your hangar… 😔 These videos are so clarifying. Thank you for taking the time to give us all a better picture of what things were like both before and after. And for providing some links to offer support. 🙏🏽
Goodness gracious you had that much flooding before the hurricane hit. Ohio was in a 3 month drought. A few days prior to the hurricane we got a little bit of rain and then the hurricane came and we got a couple inches of rain. The damage in some of these states is unimaginable. I hope you're okay.
There was 4' of water in Biltmore Village after Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004. Lived in the area 15 years and moved away 9 years ago but I was there for Ivan. Well done. Thanks.
Thank you for this & all you are doing with your video coverage of the areas !🙏🙏🙏MASSIVE PRAYERS UP FOR ALL UNSPEAKABLY IMPACTED IN NC, TN, GA, FL... ESPECIALLY FOR ALL WHO PERISHED/TRANSITIONED, THOSE WHO LOVE THEM, THOSE HANDS-ON HELPING, THE SEARCH/ RESCUE PEOPLE. SEARCH/RECOVERY PEOPLE... EXTRA STRENGTH, COMFORT, LOVE, TO ALL!!!🙏🙏🙏💖
Local and even some national news outlets don't really cover weather very well, at least not until the damage is already happening and people are dead. I strongly recommend finding a TH-cam streamer or channel that specifically covers weather like, Ryan Hall or Max Velocity, they literally save lives because they have extensive grassroots connections with multiple people and hundreds of storm chasers that coordinate all over the US! They also do emergency aid and come in after disasters to help people often before FEMA. I wish News outlets operated this way but their business model actually makes it harder for meteorologists to get good coverage. Hope you all are safe tonight and in the days to come.
Cable news is dying and they know it. TH-cam/Rumble is to cable news, what Netflix was to tv shows, but it’s a bit different, simply because large corporate interests have a much harder time corrupting it like they do to cable news channels and the “journalists” who work for them.
i watched your after video, then this one. it's wild to see how the animals tried to take refuge in your hanger, i wonder how changed the insect and reptile etc population will be from this over the next year. your videos are giving me ideas on what supplies i will need to consider in the future for climate change disasters, things i wouldn't have considered before. i'm glad you are doing this series and i'm glad that you and your family are safe. thank you for documenting all of the things going on in this area for posterity and telling people's stories. it's necessary and important.
This was submitted by a meteorologist. I'm just sharing: The topography played a major role. The process of moisture rising due to terrain (Appalachians) is known as mechanical forcing (or orographic lift), further enhancing rainfall as moisture condensed in higher altitudes. This isn't the entire story though. Leading up to Helene moving through the mountains, a Predecessor Rainfall Event (PRE) was taking place. In some places, over a foot of rain fell before Helene even made landfall. The PRE was due to the synoptic (large scale meteorology) setup of the eastern US. A deep trough in the Ohio Valley spawned a relatively strong localized jet streak (strong high level winds) along the Appalachian mountains, with western North Carolina falling into what is known as the "right entrance region", a region that is favorable for rising motion and hence storm development. This low pressure system stalled and closed off as Helene's low pressure entered the region and began curving west to ultimately combine into the existing system. All of these factors (synoptic forcing, mechanical forcing, stalled boundary and stalled closed off low, and unprecedented moisture from the Gulf of Mexico) lead to the record rainfall. On top of that, the mountains acted as large funnels to force the rain down into the valleys which is ultimately where most of the population and infrastructure is located.
In canada we call it " the weather modification act of Canada " . To INCREASE SUPRESS or DISPERSE weather. But sciencebro has got this with his explanation. Why did biden just give Ukraine $425 million dollars yet nothing to these places 😢 God bless
Worked all day in this. So much flooding. Hendersonville all the way out to Rosman. I guarantee where my work office parking lot on Sweeten creek is at least above the knees now
Wow… so sorry to see all the flooding and damage to that area. Breaks my heart. I used to live in Hendersonville and my grandfather helped co-found the Western NC Air Museum. He would be devastated to hear what happened. Prayers for the recovery efforts ongoing. 🙏🏼
Thanks for your videos. I can’t imagine the suffering but you help me to see the reality of it. I lived 30 years in south Florida and endured many hurricanes. But Helene was different. Never seen anything like that. God bless and be with all those who lost everything.
I’m new to your channel. Thank you for this video! I get so frustrated with the news….especially the weather channels….so many people do not realize we were already flooding from a system that dumped tons of rain BEFORE Helene hit. Who could prepare for an unprecedented storm? Much less two weather events colliding?! I’m writing this one week later and thankful for the outpouring of help to our devastated mountain towns. God bless all who have helped…from prayers to hands on! ❤
God be with you and all those around you. Sending love and prayers. I’m sending this from Northern California. Nobody can ever prepare for this. I’m so sorry. Thank You for sharing your excellent coverage. This has been the best. Your coverage helps us understand the severity of what the truth and facts are. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi Mark, we bought in Old Fort in Spring 2023 and are just getting to know the area better. I'm glad I found your channel. Just went Paramotoring for the first time early this year and I'm hooked. I'll be watching more videos as I explore how to get started on my paramotoring journey.
Holy Cow! Thanks for the report, Mark! Raining here in Nashville, but not like that. Got a friend that lives at the country club, wonder how it's fairing? If like most golf courses, probably worse than the airport. Be safe!
Over here in Downeast North Carolina, we're waiting to see what happens when all that water "up there" comes through here on it's way to the ocean, and it will come. Located in Kinston, NC, 40 minutes west of New Bern in which the Neuse River flows through both these towns are going to see our low lands flood. The Neuse starts at Falls Lake in Raleigh at the confluence of the Flat and Eno Rivers and runs all the way to the Pamlico Sound. Stay safe up there, preparing down here.
The French Broad River flows into Tennessee Rive and ends up in the Ohio River. As you come across the state from West to East, there are several river systems before the Neuse. Thankfully the Neuse drainage system didn't get nearly this amount of rain. You guys have had your share of devastating floods for sure though.
Mark amazing video. Wow more to come. Nothing better than walking around in soggy boots! 😳. Just watched the notional weather and they talked about this area! 👍👍
There are several reports stating the Lake Lure dam was damaged and the city knew about it. When you have two dam failures its hard to prepare for that.
Prayers for everyone being impacted by this storm. I live near the South Carolina coast and had Debby dump 17” of rain here earlier this year. Not a good feeling seeing the rivers rising out of their banks. Just hope y’all don’t get the amounts of rain they are predicting. 🙏
Thank You for bringing this video to all of us. I live in L. Placid, Florida. I am dead center between Tampa and Port St. Lucie. The hurricane came very close but only brought 45 mph peak winds to us. To see 47 inches of rain in N. Carolina causes me to thank My God for blessing us with safety from Helene..
Just got phone service back this morning. Still without power for now. Pretty extensive damage pretty much everywhere. Trees down power lines down and dang near anywhere I could get yesterday that was near water, the road was flooded.
Great video! We've spent many happy days in Hendersonville. And flown in a bunch. Your video is a terrific and very concerning summary of the situation before Helene... I hope you are safe and will have power and internet soon to continue your storm update. Our power was out for 2 days (and that short an outage was a blessing). I sure hope your paramotors did okay too...
My heart and prayers go out to you. I live along the gulf coast so I do understand. There is nothing that can really prepare you, it’s worse if it’s not something you are used to and even then, you just don’t know. Natures does what it wants. I will donate to the aerial link. God bless!
Glad to see you in good spirits, 🙌 you're recovering my take awhile but at least you have you're family. Hang in there 🙏. Thanks for posting this inside the real world 🌎 of your life.
The airport is just catering to float planes for now that's all👍😆 Seriously though that's horrible and I hate to see destruction from these things but glad you shared it. Stay safe brother and keep up the great work.
So very sorry. Praying recovery is quicker than imagined. I grew up on coast of Alabama and I’ve never seen such destruction that far up from one storm. Unbelievable.
Mark, you do such a fantastic job on your videos. The way you clearly point things out and handle your selfies. My sister lives in Asheville and I have gone there twice specifically to visit THE RIVER ARTS DISTRICT. I am broken hearted to see what happened to all the beautiful art. Can you update any info on that please? Praying that some art was saved.
Last night, I watched your aftermath video (with police car stuck on side of road). I didn't realize that there was already flooding before the hurricane came through! Many reports of chemtrails just before the rain started. This is all so crazy - I'm sure many agree!! Nice docu-series!
I am so absolutely devastated for Asheville. I visited in 2022 and I am so sad that the beauty and history of this city is threatened by all the flooding, thank you for this.
No update yet, so I guess your power and/or internet is down. We got lucky in our area of Florida, but our thoughts are with you and everyone dealing with this mess. I hope you're safe and you get through this soon!
Mark has a new update and its bad up there. I've been through more than 10 hurricanes since moving to Florida, one of which trashed my home completely, so I know what they're going through and I want to help if I can find a way to do so.
A lot of people have been asking how they can help. Here's what I've seen from today (October 1st):
I think the area is starting to get saturated with very legitimate help. I'm not sure how many more hands on deck are needed but I could be wrong. Water is the obvious thing needed since water systems have been compromised/contaminated so if you can find a reputable organization to donate to for water and food, that's a good idea. I was in Swannanoa this morning - they were hit HARD. The river swept through there killing people, reducing homes to rubble, and destroying businesses. I saw random people there just setting up tents with water, food, coffee, snacks. I think that's a great idea as people are in clean up mode, exhausted, sad and they need these things - they can't get these items anyway because maybe their car was crushed, their road is washed out, power is out so grocery stores are closed, etc. People need fuel for their generators (lines are hours long at the stations that are open).
There are communities stuck on top of mountains due to their only line of access being completely destroyed with no hope of it being fixed anytime soon. They're requiring air drops and rescues and these guys seem to be doing a good job if you'd like to donate - Aerial Recovery Group (links below).
I hiked about 6 miles into Bat Cave today heading towards Chimney Rock. I'm not sure what they need because it's gone but like everywhere, they need food, water, gas. I'm hopeful that this whole community evacuated as there is just zero access to Chimney Rock/Lake Lure from the NW anymore. Downstream to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, it's just a mess. I haven't physically seen it because I couldn't get there but I've seen videos. The clean up is going to be enormous. I do know that helicopters are heavily flying here due to no access so once again, Aerial Recovery and other organizations actively flying there need help (they're actually flying to MANY mountaintops within a couple hours).
Wellness checks in the region are a good idea. A friend sent me www.unitedway.org/ as a way to sign up to do wellness checks if you're local. I'm not sure how that organization works but it's an idea. You can also look in forums and see people asking about specific addresses.
Crazy thing is, this is just a few communities. Asheville, Hendersonville, Burnsville, this whole region, needs assistance. People are coming to help in big ways now, though. I met a group down in the river today from Myrtle Beach, a search and rescue team. I talked with some Cajun Navy people on side by sides today. The more the merrier.
Aerial Recovery Group:
secure.givelively.org/donate/aerial-recovery/2024-hurricane-helene-disaster-response
Instagram: instagram.com/aerialrecoverygroup?igsh=MTM2eGY1bXFxcnh6Ng==
Glad you are okay 👍🙏
Bad link to aerial recovery group. Can get to proper link through Instagram link posted below it tho!!
Thank you for all of the greatly informative & amazing videos. We're used to floods but I'm 5 blocks from the Mississippi. But the town is appx 400 ft above sea level (where 99% of residents live) & it can't get to where we are or the highway going out westerly or over the bridge to Illinois
From experience years ago with having nothing, having to sleep wherever someone else might allow you to have shelter. My most important possessions were an oversized, waterproof, black winter parka with a thick faux fur hood (serves to keep you cozy, warm and dry in any situation, including at night if you don’t have proper or any bedding/blankets. Important it has inside pockets as well, so you can keep important things, wallet, cash, ID, keys, phone etc. as close as possible and safe against yourself while asleep! I also loved that the outer material was waterproof, black which hides a lot of things but also really simple to just wipe clean. A large backpack to keep everything you need, such as the most basic, comfy, easy to wash & dry clothing (I had a pair of darkish khaki, baggy cargo pants with lots of pockets that were THE BEST! Highly recommend baggy cargo pants and shorts or even BETTER, those ones that are just one pair of cargo pants & have zippers around the legs so they can be long pants or unzipped at the knees to turn into capri length and an additional zipper higher up to make them into shorts. Such a genius invention I wish they had those or at least as easy to find them, back when I really needed them! Also I had thick grey sweat pants with deep pockets, (pockets are always important lol), they served as both pyjamas, sometimes pants, a pair of new, nice jeans I also only wore with a nicer new hoodie for when I felt I needed to dress to impress lol. (I know even nice jeans & a new hoodie are not exactly dress clothes but there’s seriously no point in having fancy clothes that wrinkles, needs to be dry cleaned or isn’t just totally comfortable, when you have to make do with as little as possible because you have to bring everything with you.) A few pairs of black athletic gear style capri leggings which are great to keep warmer under other pants or on their own in warm weather. A couple very basic tight tank tops, a few favourite T-shirts, a really nice, new hoodie I kept for when I wanted to wear something a bit better than my other two decent looking but older, mostly dark coloured hoodies with zippers down the front, so I also used them regularly as sort of light jackets over T-shirts and of course just enough under clothes to alternate, then hand wash in a sink with hot water and hand soap & hang dry overnight. Basically the sort of clothes that can be layered depending on temp. and tightly rolled up to take up less space in the backpack. I would use one good quality water/air tight plastic grocery bag for clean clothes, roll them all together tightly then squeeze out all the air and tie back with a slip knot. Do same with another bag for dirty clothes. Another vital thing to have in case you need to be outside away from shelter is a large quality plastic poncho in case it starts pouring rain, to prevent anything on you, including your backpack from getting wet! The plastic grocery bags are great to put over your socks while under waterproof shoes/boots or even over,tie around top with string/ducktape, (those are other great supplies) Keeping your stuff and especially yourself dry is vital! An umbrella is absolutely useless if you have to be outside, not to mention more trouble to pack than a plastic poncho.
The best food people can give to someone who has no storage other than a backpack is lightweight, non perishable food items such as trail mix, jerky, individually packaged cheese and crackers. Also to put any other essential items you need to carry around and still have enough room to put your large coat in when you’re warm. A warm beanie style hat and a baseball cap style hat (sunglasses) are also important. Oh and a good pair of fully waterproof hiking style boots. It’s crazy how essential a supply of the better quality basic grocery bags are, something most people take for granted, they’re such a wonderful thing to have for a wide variety of purposes! Lol. Plus they’re lightweight and easy to compress to take up very little space in your backpack. Several of the kitchen catcher garbage bags also work and don’t take up much space. Great to have several zip lock bags in your backpack as well. They’re great for if you have a meal somewhere and want to keep some leftovers for later and they’re the best for keeping toothbrush & toothpaste, toiletries, makeup, to keep any small items together in an easily accessible way. The refill packs of baby wipes are also an extremely valuable multi use commodity, easily packed in a backpack! I think that many of these same sort of items would be extremely helpful for anyone who lost everything or had to leave it behind and can’t return to get stuff. Even if they have a temporary place to stay with someone? These are some important items that can give back some semblance of comfort, freedom, safety and independence. Anyway I hope not very many people are in this extreme of a situation and hopefully the people who didn’t lose their houses will be as helpful and generous as possible, giving others spare bedrooms or even any sort of shelter and necessities they can manage to help with! One positive thing that seems to happen with a tragedy like this that affects people in a community is that it seems most people come towards and want to help each other as much as possible. After all, it could just as easily be them who lost everything, no fault of their own. This flooding was unexpected and unprecedented. Even being able to relate on some level with having nothing and needing to depend on other’s generosity. I can’t imagine unexpectedly losing everything you’ve worked your entire life for and your home with all of your memories and everything that was irreplaceable. I’m so very sorry! My heart goes out to them and I pray they have peace and sustain hope for the future. They need and fully deserve as much help, gifts and generosity and a comfortable place to live as long as is necessary, anything and everything, as much is possible for anyone who can provide them with this! I just wish I could do more myself to help these people.
@@Mj-em3rw what minute and second do you see her in the video?
Thanks for showing how bad it was flooded before the Hurricane even showed up.
It was a bad mix. All that rain then the Helene. Dang it's heartbreaking 💔
Now I understand why the flooding was so bad, it was already inundated before the storm. Very bad situation.
The chem trails before / during the pre storm were insane!!
The chem trails before and during the pre-storm were insane
@@revpgesqredux Wow.. that's never good!
That's never a good sign!
The skys were geo engineered like crazy just before the down pour before the storm.
This is what a lot of people don't understand it had been raining for 3 days before Helene even arrived the ground saturated rivers and streams already at high levels. I am between Knoxville and Chattanooga we had a lot of rain before and during Helene but the worst of it missed us we were very fortunate and our hearts break for those not so fortunate.
The knoxville / marryville area is protected by a ring of mountains..We are extremely lucky to live here.These demons threw crazy storms at us right after the winter months this year and georgia/ Louisiana and Chattanooga got destroyed by winds and tornados and us in the knoxville marryville area were spared...Lucky to live here.Geographical protection
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but people think they let the dems open & just flood everything
Yea a woman in NC said the River she lives next to the normal range was like 1-2 Ft , and Thursday it was at like 8/9FT even before the winds and storm actually came ..!!!! How come these poor people weren’t evacuated the fuck out of there , so disgusting our gov failures !!!! A lot of elderly just left for dead , similar to the plandemic on a smaller scale …
Better than any news channel
We need to get rid of bias mainstream media, these indie channels have so much detail and real journalism❤
@@RoyalRiverRefinishedFurnitureb The beautiful mountains will regain their beauty, unfortunately not nearly soon enough. You are so right, the media and a few other things do more harm than good
Exactly
Mark, your video really helps us understand what everything looked like prior to the flood…thank you
This is interesting. I've watched several 'after' videos-- horrible devastation. This is the only 'before' I've seen. Very interesting contrast, and very sad. Thank you, just subscribed.
New subscriber here too. Sending prayers from Kingsport, TN.
same here👍
Agreed, !!!!!.good to see what everything looked like before the deluge, because afterwards, there's no more place Left,.!!!!!. WOW ,!!!!!..🤔😮😢🥺🤨.
This is a great video; those who do not live in region may not know a COMPLETELY UNRELATED storm slammed the region the day before. Power was out and flooding was extensive… this video captures that. Thank you, Mark
Exactly, all I've heard was that it had rained a day or so before.
Plus before THAT, we had a “potential tropical cyclone” dump a bunch of rain also. Buncombe County on the coast got the worst of that, but holy frijoles, it was just so many big rainfalls one right after another.
Right on. This is an extremely valuable record of the area prior to utter inundation.
When you are able, retracing your steps from this video would be an insane video. I figure you are in "survive and record what I'm able mode" so I don't figure you will be able for a while, but these videos have been huge in spreading the word on just how bad things are for y'all right now. Stay safe out there man.
VERY IMPRESSIVE journalism!!! Thank you for providing a deeper understanding and a feeling of being there with you. Fantastic detailing!!
Your videos of this disaster are an important record. Please keep them coming. People need to see this.
The news stations do not show coverage half as complete and accurate as this. Thank you for taking the time to document what has happened.
As a Hendersonville native who now lives in Charlotte, thank you for taking this footage. I have never seen it flood so bad there even before Helene. I was cut off from my family who still lives there for days. I still wouldn’t ever know what it looked like without your videos, thank you so much.
Thank you so much for documenting the before and after of this terrible disaster. You and all in Western North Carolina Have our Prayers from the Upstate of South Carolina
How are you guys in SC doing? I haven't heard much, I'm about to check for myself now, but is your state doing ok? I'm in Florida, we expect hurricanes to do some damage, and it's still hard, but I never would've thought this would happen so far inland, or understood how bad the damage could be.
This before video gives perspective. What a beautiful part of our country. The damage is overwhelming. 🙏
Thank you for your coverage, filming and explanations. ❤
Be safe.
That flooding is unimaginable even before the main part of the storm hits you. OMG!
It was obvious that the area had begun to flood. But, yet most residents simply couldn’t believe that the hurricane Helene was going to bring that much rain and flooding all the way from Florida to western NC. My prayers are with all of you! Help is coming!
So our current president and vice president should have known this was already not good here? 😐 before the hurricane hit.
@@Susan.Ithat's the problem.... help is not coming.
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@@bonnieupton4114FEMA will be abolished under 45 or only for the rich 🤑
This is a wonderful video that shows the before, thank you for sharing this 🙏God Bless You and stay safe 🙏
Thank you so much for this information. I live in Asheville but left town as the storm approached. Really appreciate you!
That turned out to be a very smart move.
For all the folks criticizing that people did not prepare. Instead of figuring out how to help. Some day you could be in the fix we know these people are in (this is Saturday for me) nobody needs a smarty-pants. Mark, looking forward to your posts. Your are doing a great service. It takes time for the wheels to get in gear. When your town, livelihood, even transportation is wrecked and the forces of nature show us who is really boss.
The weather forecasts were confusing and did not say much about NC and Tennessee. It first started out going towards Florida Alabama, then changed to Fla., and Georgia and SC. Then is turned into a Cat 4 that changed the impact. Crazy. And another one is coming into the gulf!!
@@nancy9891 it was forecasted well in advance. The problem is the MSM downplaying the issue and youtube filtering out all of the streamers that accurately forecasted this issue. Foreign-only news gave the whole situation the same fair shakedown.
@@nancy9891 a good 3-4 days before the hurricane hit they were showing hurricane warnings on my computer and the weather app on my phone i live right on the coast of SC so i always expect it to hit here but fortunately we always get passed up maybe closer to the coasts we get more warning i never prepare though
DO THE LETTERS " F.O." , meen anything to You ?
Absofreakinglutely I don’t remember Ppl telling Katrina Ppl that were warned of the type of Hurricane coming! No one is Yelling about getting help they are helping one another. This was not expected!
Mark Huneycutt you are one brave soul.....
This is crazy to see how bad it was before the storm even came. No matter what Helene was going to just make it 10x worse. I hope everyone stays safe and can rebuild fast.
You have done amazing work showing the people what is happening. Thank you for risking your life to inform us.
My son lives in a house next to this airport and of course his house flooded. Thank you for giving me a visual of what he was experiencing.
Hope you're doing ok 🙏 thanks for this documentation before the landfall. Take care!
Thanks for sharing this. I hope you have come out the other side of the storm ok.
Wow -- this was excellent. You did a service by documenting the situation the day before the hurricane hit your area full force. We need people like you to show what we are facing as the climate keeps whacking us with more powerful storms.
Thank for sharing this with the American public. ❤🇺🇸
Seeing this 8 days later really puts into perspective of what has happened and the horrific torrential flooding that occured. Thank you for on site journalism.
Same!
Nothing like an independant youtuber....bless you and thank you for truth.
This is incredable!! In Asheville, North Carolina of all places!! God bless y'all!
Thoughts and prayers to the families and to my friends. Thank you for the images.
I’m guessing you lost all that was in your hangar… 😔 These videos are so clarifying. Thank you for taking the time to give us all a better picture of what things were like both before and after. And for providing some links to offer support. 🙏🏽
EXCELLENT REPORTING!!!!! WHAT A PRO!
Goodness gracious you had that much flooding before the hurricane hit. Ohio was in a 3 month drought. A few days prior to the hurricane we got a little bit of rain and then the hurricane came and we got a couple inches of rain. The damage in some of these states is unimaginable. I hope you're okay.
geo engineering....period!!!!
@@22lilacskyAmen.Spread the word.....These demons must be stopped.
This is amazing. Thanks for sharing this. Hope you guys come out alright.
Awesome photography great assessment of what's happening i do hope you are okay & your things dont get damaged
All the best
You did an exemplary job with your video and overall coverage.
There was 4' of water in Biltmore Village after Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004. Lived in the area 15 years and moved away 9 years ago but I was there for Ivan. Well done. Thanks.
Thank you for this & all you are doing with your video coverage of the areas !🙏🙏🙏MASSIVE PRAYERS UP FOR ALL UNSPEAKABLY IMPACTED IN NC, TN, GA, FL... ESPECIALLY FOR ALL WHO PERISHED/TRANSITIONED, THOSE WHO LOVE THEM, THOSE HANDS-ON HELPING, THE SEARCH/ RESCUE PEOPLE. SEARCH/RECOVERY PEOPLE... EXTRA STRENGTH, COMFORT, LOVE, TO ALL!!!🙏🙏🙏💖
Local and even some national news outlets don't really cover weather very well, at least not until the damage is already happening and people are dead. I strongly recommend finding a TH-cam streamer or channel that specifically covers weather like, Ryan Hall or Max Velocity, they literally save lives because they have extensive grassroots connections with multiple people and hundreds of storm chasers that coordinate all over the US! They also do emergency aid and come in after disasters to help people often before FEMA. I wish News outlets operated this way but their business model actually makes it harder for meteorologists to get good coverage. Hope you all are safe tonight and in the days to come.
Cable news is dying and they know it. TH-cam/Rumble is to cable news, what Netflix was to tv shows, but it’s a bit different, simply because large corporate interests have a much harder time corrupting it like they do to cable news channels and the “journalists” who work for them.
This was unexpected. Good to see the kayak out again!
i watched your after video, then this one. it's wild to see how the animals tried to take refuge in your hanger, i wonder how changed the insect and reptile etc population will be from this over the next year. your videos are giving me ideas on what supplies i will need to consider in the future for climate change disasters, things i wouldn't have considered before. i'm glad you are doing this series and i'm glad that you and your family are safe. thank you for documenting all of the things going on in this area for posterity and telling people's stories. it's necessary and important.
This was submitted by a meteorologist. I'm just sharing:
The topography played a major role. The process of moisture rising due to terrain (Appalachians) is known as mechanical forcing (or orographic lift), further enhancing rainfall as moisture condensed in higher altitudes. This isn't the entire story though. Leading up to Helene moving through the mountains, a Predecessor Rainfall Event (PRE) was taking place. In some places, over a foot of rain fell before Helene even made landfall. The PRE was due to the synoptic (large scale meteorology) setup of the eastern US. A deep trough in the Ohio Valley spawned a relatively strong localized jet streak (strong high level winds) along the Appalachian mountains, with western North Carolina falling into what is known as the "right entrance region", a region that is favorable for rising motion and hence storm development. This low pressure system stalled and closed off as Helene's low pressure entered the region and began curving west to ultimately combine into the existing system. All of these factors (synoptic forcing, mechanical forcing, stalled boundary and stalled closed off low, and unprecedented moisture from the Gulf of Mexico) lead to the record rainfall. On top of that, the mountains acted as large funnels to force the rain down into the valleys which is ultimately where most of the population and infrastructure is located.
Should start talking about weather modification
Silver nitrate and dry ice make them turn to the west as well. Look up project cirrus 1947.
@@TH-camCommunists Search Google these exact words "Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025"
In canada we call it " the weather modification act of Canada " . To INCREASE SUPRESS or DISPERSE weather. But sciencebro has got this with his explanation. Why did biden just give Ukraine $425 million dollars yet nothing to these places 😢 God bless
Best of luck to all of you in western NC! Be safe out there.
I recognize that airport, stay safe!
I appreciate your on-site reporting! This is journalism at its best! I've shared your videos with many people.
Thanks for uploading keep us updated
Great videos man, you did a great job.
Excellant coverage! Thank you. It helps to know what the truth looks like.
Thanks for the footage. I hope you stay well. Best thoughts for those stranded.
Worked all day in this. So much flooding. Hendersonville all the way out to Rosman. I guarantee where my work office parking lot on Sweeten creek is at least above the knees now
A very important showcase, it's not always a single storm, but many storms right after the other that can make things even worse.
Thank you four the tour. Excellent work! We have been collecting and sending supplies the best we can. Our prayers are with you and God bless you! 💕🙏
Wow… so sorry to see all the flooding and damage to that area. Breaks my heart. I used to live in Hendersonville and my grandfather helped co-found the Western NC Air Museum. He would be devastated to hear what happened. Prayers for the recovery efforts ongoing. 🙏🏼
Thanks for your videos. I can’t imagine the suffering but you help me to see the reality of it. I lived 30 years in south Florida and endured many hurricanes. But Helene was different. Never seen anything like that. God bless and be with all those who lost everything.
Looking forward to an update…
I’m new to your channel. Thank you for this video! I get so frustrated with the news….especially the weather channels….so many people do not realize we were already flooding from a system that dumped tons of rain BEFORE Helene hit. Who could prepare for an unprecedented storm? Much less two weather events colliding?! I’m writing this one week later and thankful for the outpouring of help to our devastated mountain towns. God bless all who have helped…from prayers to hands on! ❤
Thank you for sharing. Our prayers are with you. ❤
Good job explaining the depth of it all.
Some nice classic BMWs stashed at the airport there!
I saw that.
God be with you and all those around you. Sending love and prayers. I’m sending this from Northern California. Nobody can ever prepare for this. I’m so sorry. Thank You for sharing your excellent coverage. This has been the best. Your coverage helps us understand the severity of what the truth and facts are. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi Mark, we bought in Old Fort in Spring 2023 and are just getting to know the area better. I'm glad I found your channel. Just went Paramotoring for the first time early this year and I'm hooked. I'll be watching more videos as I explore how to get started on my paramotoring journey.
ah paramotoring ... isn't that great. People have lost everything and you're babbling about paramotoring. WTF? Wonder why locals hate outsiders?
Keep on sending the videos brother. Doing a great job.
Holy Cow! Thanks for the report, Mark! Raining here in Nashville, but not like that. Got a friend that lives at the country club, wonder how it's fairing? If like most golf courses, probably worse than the airport. Be safe!
Over here in Downeast North Carolina, we're waiting to see what happens when all that water "up there" comes through here on it's way to the ocean, and it will come. Located in Kinston, NC, 40 minutes west of New Bern in which the Neuse River flows through both these towns are going to see our low lands flood. The Neuse starts at Falls Lake in Raleigh at the confluence of the Flat and Eno Rivers and runs all the way to the Pamlico Sound. Stay safe up there, preparing down here.
Hav the higher waters hit your area yet?
The French Broad River flows into Tennessee Rive and ends up in the Ohio River. As you come across the state from West to East, there are several river systems before the Neuse. Thankfully the Neuse drainage system didn't get nearly this amount of rain. You guys have had your share of devastating floods for sure though.
Stay safe
None of these waters would ever be anywhere near where you are
Thanks for the video and telling what everything is for people who don’t know the area. Please be safe, I know it is a disaster all around you now.
Mark amazing video. Wow more to come. Nothing better than walking around in soggy boots! 😳. Just watched the notional weather and they talked about this area! 👍👍
Thank you mark.. appreciate you passing all this information along!
There are several reports stating the Lake Lure dam was damaged and the city knew about it. When you have two dam failures its hard to prepare for that.
different watershed
Thank you Mark for this very informative video.
Prayers for everyone being impacted by this storm. I live near the South Carolina coast and had Debby dump 17” of rain here earlier this year. Not a good feeling seeing the rivers rising out of their banks. Just hope y’all don’t get the amounts of rain they are predicting. 🙏
Hope you guys make it through ok
Thank You for bringing this video to all of us. I live in L. Placid, Florida. I am dead center between Tampa and Port St. Lucie. The hurricane came very close but only brought 45 mph peak winds to us. To see 47 inches of rain in N. Carolina causes me to thank My God for blessing us with safety from Helene..
6am and I'm in fletcher nc. Storm is going strong. Hope all is safe.
I'm pretty much Fletcher/South Asheville. It's whipping up here at 3400'! Sounds like trees are throwing branches at the side of my house
I'm right by AVL power been out here for a while. Crazy winds still.
How are you guys now??
I had a house on Jackson Road. How is it in Hooper's Creek and Fletcher Park areas?
Just got phone service back this morning. Still without power for now. Pretty extensive damage pretty much everywhere. Trees down power lines down and dang near anywhere I could get yesterday that was near water, the road was flooded.
Great video! We've spent many happy days in Hendersonville. And flown in a bunch. Your video is a terrific and very concerning summary of the situation before Helene... I hope you are safe and will have power and internet soon to continue your storm update. Our power was out for 2 days (and that short an outage was a blessing). I sure hope your paramotors did okay too...
My heart and prayers go out to you. I live along the gulf coast so I do understand. There is nothing that can really prepare you, it’s worse if it’s not something you are used to and even then, you just don’t know. Natures does what it wants. I will donate to the aerial link. God bless!
Great information and video. Stay safe.
Thank You Mark ~ I’m in central NC. Sending prayers to All In Hendersonville area also. Camped in your area in 2010 and at Travelers Rest.
Thanks for sharing; priceless to get a local's perspective.
Good bless you all
Good job. Well done. Thanks for showing all of this.
Glad to see you in good spirits, 🙌 you're recovering my take awhile but at least you have you're family. Hang in there 🙏. Thanks for posting this inside the real world 🌎 of your life.
GREAT WORK.
KEEP IT UP.
THANK YOU.
My grandfather was one of the founders of the WNC air museum, so sad to see it gone
From the flatlands of kansas....this was a fantastic little video!
The airport is just catering to float planes for now that's all👍😆 Seriously though that's horrible and I hate to see destruction from these things but glad you shared it. Stay safe brother and keep up the great work.
So very sorry. Praying recovery is quicker than imagined. I grew up on coast of Alabama and I’ve never seen such destruction that far up from one storm. Unbelievable.
Glad you saved the Paramotors! I'll be looking for more updates!
I’m worried they may still go under water :(
Didn’t realize that spiders 🕷️ swim 😮
😂 Really? We learn something new all the time. Have a great day!
🇨🇦 Great video! So so heartbreaking 💔 Sending prayers hoping there is more Help is on the way!
Mark, you do such a fantastic job on your videos. The way you clearly point things out and handle your selfies. My sister lives in Asheville and I have gone there twice specifically to visit THE RIVER ARTS DISTRICT. I am broken hearted to see what happened to all the beautiful art. Can you update any info on that please? Praying that some art was saved.
My mother and father were from Hendersonville. My father was buried there in 1976.
Thanks for this update
Did you make it thru Friday? It looks awful
Last night, I watched your aftermath video (with police car stuck on side of road). I didn't realize that there was already flooding before the hurricane came through! Many reports of chemtrails just before the rain started. This is all so crazy - I'm sure many agree!! Nice docu-series!
Very soothing to see things normal, even flooded.
Praying for you Mark!
I am so absolutely devastated for Asheville. I visited in 2022 and I am so sad that the beauty and history of this city is threatened by all the flooding, thank you for this.
This is very sad dude! I am seeing from Brazil your video. Thanks for sharing it! Good luck!
No update yet, so I guess your power and/or internet is down. We got lucky in our area of Florida, but our thoughts are with you and everyone dealing with this mess. I hope you're safe and you get through this soon!
Almost everything is wiped out. Like everything. No services no power
Mark has a new update and its bad up there. I've been through more than 10 hurricanes since moving to Florida, one of which trashed my home completely, so I know what they're going through and I want to help if I can find a way to do so.