Death toll is unknown at this time. an entire community a few counties over was utterly destroyed when homes washed with a mud slide down a mountainside. A 350 ft Part of one highway leading into TN fell into a river. Power outages are widespread. Highest wind speed was last night at 98 mph. I was up all night lastnight fighting a creek below my house to keep it from getting into my shop.
The force of the water was terrifying. This creek rarely ever gets about 8 - 10 inches anywhere along its length. Yet lastnight there were places where the water was chest deep! I know, I waded in to try to stop things from floating away. I have a Mil Surplus cargo trailer and it was getting swept away. I barely managed to save that. Several things in the lower part of my yard are gone. several cinder blocks were carried off by the water. This morning the creek had receeded a good bit and I found things of mine almost half a mile down the road. Sorry for rambling I am in shock. In all the years I have lived here I have never experienced anything like that.
Many roads are still closed. several communities in counties east of me are under water. a few lives have been taken in NC by this storm. Thank God it is over and didnt do more damage.
My heart goes out to that community I mentioned earlier. Sorry I dont know where it is or what its called. They know that at least 4 people lost their lives in that horrible event and many many people are still missing. among them...........women and children.
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