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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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
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
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…