When people talk about the biltmore are they talking about the Vanderbilt thing or something else? I know it’s right there outside Asheville but is this also the name of a town?
Wikipedia says it’s just a small village that’s on the Vanderbilt property. I’ve went to the Biltmore but not the village. So I’m not 100% positive.
No, there’s a village of restaurants at the Biltmore called Antler Hill Village The Biltmore Village that got ravaged is outside the estate’s front gate and has various local restaurants and nationals like Starbucks and Moe’s and local eateries like corner kitchen or Fig and other hotels like the Grand Bohemian. The photos and videos are of this area getting destroyed not Antler Hill Village on the actual Biltmore Estate.
This is more my ignorance but are these rural areas all on city/municipality water or do some have their own wells?
I am are heading up to NC Thursday to meet up with a local rescue group. They have all said it’s so much worse in person in the Asheville area and these guys have been to most hurricane hit areas in the south east. People panic buying toilet paper, paper towels, and bottled water because of the port strike aren’t helping either.
Initial closure estimates I-40 between Asheville and Knoxville…closed till September 2025 I-26 between Weaverville and Johnson City…closed till March 2025 Link to latest WNC road info: https://amp.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article293304464.html
This is me in Evans, GA over near Riverwood. The neighbors across the street got power last night around 10-ish. Still nothing for us, but hoping tonight will be different.
Did you see the pictures I posted of my parents neighborhood? You're very close to them, they're in Martinez, and I'm trying to get a sense if there was a tornado that came through the neighborhood as it looks somewhat worse than many other pictures I've seen of the Augusta area. Were any homes near you completely crushed, not just smashed a bit, but crushed by trees?
It's good that Trump has been pressuring the federal govt. to act or else nothing would have happened
The overwhelming majority of people are on municipal water, at least in my TN county. Even what most would consider very, very rural. A few people really deep in the sticks are going to be on well. And some older homes will have wells as backup, because when they were built they weren't hooked up to city water. Those people might be better off right now, if they have power to pump the well water. A lot of these counties' water treatment plants were built near the river, and they were totally submerged. Some will have to be totally rebuilt and that's why it may take a while to restore water in some places. I got good news today. My water commission installed two of the four temporary pumps and miles of pipping they need, and they seem to be working. I might have running water by the weekend. That would also mean the thousands of gallons of water we are getting shipped in every day can go to help other areas.
This might be a weird comment but...what if it was worse? People from my hometown's posts on Facebook read like this is a worst in your lifetime disaster. (Not people in mountain areas with roads washed out; people in western SC that lost power and had trees down). No power for a week sucks. I'd save the armageddon rhetoric for the future when we get worse storms from climate change.
idk this seems life changing catastrophic for Western NC and other parts, like your home is completely gone or the road leading to your home is completely gone and you'll have to move.
My mind is racing and I didn't read your post well, my bad. Yes dealing without power but having water for a week sucks but is 1000x better than your house being destroyed. Having a tree limb damage your roof but not cause major structural damage is still nowhere as bad.
I thought this was a good before and after video of a critical bridge in the area. Before this the people on the far side lived between 10 and 30 minutes from three different towns. Now after this and other nearby bridges failing they are an hour from the closest town. The far side of that bridge is also where a ton of property damage is. This bridge collapse is going to be among the biggest long-term problems in the region.
My comment is dumb anyway, I'm sitting here in Columbia and haven't ventured out. That's Main Street in Saluda. Pretty bad I reckon.
This storm is going to kill several towns. People just won't have the means or the desire to move back.
I remember I-40 being closed for a yearish around 2009 for a rockslide. Certainly not ideal for traffic, especially trucks. Buy stock in Cherokee NC convenience stores because everyone will have to travel through there.
Yes it will take an 1:30 longer to get from Knoxville to Charlotte and will have a big impact on trucking routes.
On top of that many of the state roads are gone. Some may reopen in the coming days, hopefully. On Thursday I lived an hour from Asheville. Today, taking the recommended route I'm almost three hours away.
And people will blame Democrats for the price of groceries. When Republicans are the ones boiling your oceans and cutting infrastructure.
Hell one of my neighbors is already saying Biden caused the storm to begin with, always thought she had that frantic crazy look to her
So many crazy Biden “weather manipulation” post out on Twitter and Facebook. Everyone knows Biden did this so people couldn’t watch the VP debate last night. Weeks ago sleepy Joe couldn’t even stay awake and now he’s manipulating the weather.
I lived in Martinez up until about 2 months ago. Drove through the old neighborhood a couple days ago. Was told there was a report of at least one tornado that touched down through Martinez. From the way it looked, I believe it.
It did look a little worse. The area I'm in currently has trees, but not to the degree that they seem to be so densely located around houses in Martinez neighborhoods I drove through. Some trees had fallen on homes, but just one or two trees tops landing on a roof - regarding the Evans area. I also saw a car lying on it's side by one house in Martinez. I'm not sure how 75 mph wind gusts from a hurricane cause that.
Thanks for the info. Somehow my dad was able to get someone yesterday to look at his house, not exactly sure who, for either a contractor or his homeowner insurance. From that one tree alone that destroyed two rooms and part of the roof they estimated that the house is at a 95% loss, whatever that means. Hopefully he'll get paid out properly, he has a decent policy according to him and my brother.
Oh snap. My dad is from Saluda and my cousin and some family still live there. Heard they lost power but nothing crazy. Maybe because they haven't had anything like this happen in a long time but climate change is sure to make these sorts of events more frequent.
Saluda SC or Saluda NC? I’m from the former — don’t meet many people familiar with it. We might be related; it’s a small town/county
Wow I didn't realize so many TMB'ers were this close by. Hope you all are safe. Sounds like we all need a drink after this. I didn't realize Saluda SC got hit that hard. The more I venture out to work locations I still get amazed at how destructive this storm was. Day 6 no power, but the lines on my road are closer. I'd just be happy if I can get past all of the stuff at work. Recovery there has been non stop, just hit 60 hours since Friday.