Peter Minde
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Hmmmm, I thought I'd shared as a gift article. It was about the unhinged guy threatening FEMA workers in North Carolina.
Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the NC mountains, late fall 2024
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Hmmmm, I thought I'd shared as a gift article. It was about the unhinged guy threatening FEMA workers in North Carolina.
MarzNC
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For that story, it became clear after his arrest that he acted alone. He was making threats in a neighboring county at a gas station. Someone alerted authorities and he was traced by the description of his vehicle The rumor mill had stories about a "militia" that was hunting FEMA workers, especially those doing door-to-door checks.
October 15, 2024
Bostic man accused of threatening FEMA agents - Asheville's 828NewsNOW
William Jacob Parsons, 44, of Bostic, was charged with going armed to the terror of the public.
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What I didn't know before was that the rumor mill after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was very active.
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Earlier I posted a video from the YouTube channel TheGeoModels that explained what causes debris flows in the Blue Ridge Escarpment. He's followed up with two videos in the past week. The first explains what happened to the Hickory Nut Gorge, where Chimney Rock is located. The debris flows that scrambled the town made a mess of Lake Lure, which is a few miles downstream. Lake Lure was created in the 1920s primarily as the basis for leisure activities. The family behind Lake Lure also owned Chimney Rock at the time. Chimney Rock became a NC State Park in 2007.
The fact that the Blue Ridge Escarpment is subject to debris flows in periods of heavy rain was known. What's good about TheGeoModels videos is the use of maps based on relatively new technology such as LiDAR or satellite imagery to show what makes the area unusual. In good times, that means waterfalls and great views of cliffs. In bad times after hurricane induced rain that means devastating damage in a very short timeframe.
October 15, 2024, 31 min
October 11, 2024, 8 min
The TN town that has made the most news was Erwin. Here's the explanation of the geology that caused so much water and debris to rush all the way out of the mountains to Erwin and beyond. The Nolichucky Dam is 50 miles downstream from Erwin. The water was overflowing the dam and there was fear it wouldn't hold, but it did. Around Min 23, he draws in an outline of the area that was draining towards Erwin. Then he added the area that drained past Chimney Rock, which was much smaller.
October 17, 2024, 25 min
The fact that the Blue Ridge Escarpment is subject to debris flows in periods of heavy rain was known. What's good about TheGeoModels videos is the use of maps based on relatively new technology such as LiDAR or satellite imagery to show what makes the area unusual. In good times, that means waterfalls and great views of cliffs. In bad times after hurricane induced rain that means devastating damage in a very short timeframe.
October 15, 2024, 31 min
October 11, 2024, 8 min
The TN town that has made the most news was Erwin. Here's the explanation of the geology that caused so much water and debris to rush all the way out of the mountains to Erwin and beyond. The Nolichucky Dam is 50 miles downstream from Erwin. The water was overflowing the dam and there was fear it wouldn't hold, but it did. Around Min 23, he draws in an outline of the area that was draining towards Erwin. Then he added the area that drained past Chimney Rock, which was much smaller.
October 17, 2024, 25 min
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The GeoModel geologist is Dr. Philip Prince. He's from Greenville, SC and grew up fascinated by the Blue Ridge Escarpment. He studied geology at Virgina Tech, was a professor there for a while, and is currently an adjunct professor. He did a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2006.
At this point, Mark Huneycutt and Philip Prince are well aware of each other's videos. Mark decided to hike to the top of a couple debris fields. Here's his video for the hike about Chimney Rock on Oct. 21. He brought along a drone and filmed using it after he reached a high point.
October 22, 2024, 19 min
At this point, Mark Huneycutt and Philip Prince are well aware of each other's videos. Mark decided to hike to the top of a couple debris fields. Here's his video for the hike about Chimney Rock on Oct. 21. He brought along a drone and filmed using it after he reached a high point.
October 22, 2024, 19 min
Been watching several of his videos since Helene hit.
Been playing with USGS LIDAR since I heard about on his channel.
A LIDAR view of Song Mountain.
Ya can see the trails if ya zoom.
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I'm still following the news about recovery in western NC and eastern TN. Just keeping personal notes at this point.
Since there are mountain bikers around here, this video gives an idea of what's going on to get trails in the Pisgah National Forest open.
November 1, 2024
Since there are mountain bikers around here, this video gives an idea of what's going on to get trails in the Pisgah National Forest open.
November 1, 2024
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The aftermath of a disaster is clearly different in the social media age we live in these days. The local Raleigh paper did an article about an unusual Instagram page, PhotosFromHelene. The goal is to re-unite salvaged photographs with their owners. The woman was one of the volunteers who went to help soon after the rain stopped. She lives in Canton, a town in western NC that wasn't in a destructive path of a river or debris flow. What started with photos she retrieved along the river bank after the water receded has been growing as others started sending her what they found.
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The USGS & FEMA will most likely write a report of this flood.
This is the report they wrote about 2011 floods in New York State.
It was published 3 years later in 2014.
It’s a large file (>200 pages) with lots of images, USGS data and other analyses.
Floods of 2011 in New York
This is the report they wrote about 2011 floods in New York State.
It was published 3 years later in 2014.
It’s a large file (>200 pages) with lots of images, USGS data and other analyses.
Floods of 2011 in New York
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Fall colors aren't quite over yet in North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Parkway goes right next to Asheville. Getting the road open to the Folk Art Center is a big deal. The Biltmore estate and gardens re-opened on Nov. 2. They set up for Christmas, as they usually do in late fall. Hopefully there will be people heading to the area to spend some tourist dollars in the next couple months. If I weren't headed to Boston for Snowbound Expo, I'd probably make a short trip to Asheville in the next couple weeks.
November 6, 2024
www.wlos.com
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According to a news release, the section reopening is from milepost 382.5, at U.S. 70 near the Folk Art Center, to milepost 393.6, at N.C. 191 near the North Carolina Arboretum, including the French Broad Overlook at milepost 393.8.
The Asheville Visitor Center located at milepost 384 will now resume year-round operations daily from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Folk Art Center at milepost 382 will open Nov. 9, the release said. Trails in this section of the Parkway are also open, but officials advise extreme caution due to hazards that result from landslides, downed or leaning trees, washouts and other damage.
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Since storm recovery began, National Park Service staff and contractors have moved more than 350,000 cubic feet of storm debris from this 11-mile road segment. The release said this volume of wooded debris could fill nearly 150 shipping containers.
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November 6, 2024
11-mile section of Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville reopens on Nov. 6
On Nov. 6, the National Park Service restored access to approximately 11 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Asheville corridor.
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According to a news release, the section reopening is from milepost 382.5, at U.S. 70 near the Folk Art Center, to milepost 393.6, at N.C. 191 near the North Carolina Arboretum, including the French Broad Overlook at milepost 393.8.
The Asheville Visitor Center located at milepost 384 will now resume year-round operations daily from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Folk Art Center at milepost 382 will open Nov. 9, the release said. Trails in this section of the Parkway are also open, but officials advise extreme caution due to hazards that result from landslides, downed or leaning trees, washouts and other damage.
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Since storm recovery began, National Park Service staff and contractors have moved more than 350,000 cubic feet of storm debris from this 11-mile road segment. The release said this volume of wooded debris could fill nearly 150 shipping containers.
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