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NOAA Storymap: Helene in Southern Appalachia
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Personal Accounts
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Personal Accounts
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Written accounts of individual first hand experiences of Tropical Storm Helene and the aftermath in Western North Carolina.
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Written on 10/04/2024: A description and observation of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Reuben Hollifield
,
October 4, 2024
Written accounts from Photos from Helene exhibition
Little Animals
,
September 26, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Winter Solstice Reflection
Mindy Coleman
,
December 19, 2025
The Impact of Helene: Morganton, Burke County
Anonymous
,
September 27, 2025
The Helene Chronicles
Danalee (Dannie) Pipes
,
September 25, 2024
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Poet Joe Shelton
,
September 3, 2025
Staying Sober thru a Hurricane, by Anonymous
Anonymous
,
September 27, 2024
Scenes from after Helene, Asheville, 2024 by Mark Henry Bloom
Mark Henry Bloom
,
November 30, 2024
Personal account of Nat Dickinson
Nat Dickinson
,
October 10, 2025
Personal account of Lucy Bickers
Lucy Bickers
,
October 19, 2024
Personal account of Kari Koty
Kari Koty
,
October 23, 2024
Personal account of Charles Raffensperger
Charles Raffensperger
,
November 18, 2024
Personal account of Alice Elaine Slaton
Alice Elaine Slaton
,
October 23, 2024
Of Rains, Rivers, and the Way Forward
Genevieve Barber
,
November 2, 2024
My Story of Our Survival, Hurricane Helene 2024
Melinda Halford
,
October 18, 2024
My Anonymous Community: A Memory of People and Unintentional Service After Hurricane Helene
Ted Vogel
,
February 25, 2025
Michael Harney's Short Version Update
Michael Harney
,
October 4, 2024
Life After Helene - Grief & Gratitude
Amy Sawyer
,
October 11, 2024
Lessons from a Natural Disaster - Reflections of Kyra Cavanaugh
Kyra Cavanaugh
,
October 28, 2024
I wanted a whiskey; I found a community instead
Sarah
,
March 23, 2025
Hurricane Story
Olive Arrow Reinhardt
,
October 14, 2024
Hurricane Journal of Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson
,
September 25, 2024
Hurricane Helene
Jeannie Curtis
,
September 27, 2024
Helene at Our Doorstep: Aftermath, College Life, Crisis, and Community in Asheville
Julie N
,
October 2025
Helene
Jonathan Ray
,
September 27, 2024
Flood Talk by Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson
,
January 21, 2025
Craigtown: The loss is unfathomable.
Angela Haney Scott
,
September 30, 2024
A Story of Hurricanes, Hope and a Mountain Miracle in Western North Carolina
Marcus and Dawn Meskil
,
November 12, 2024
A Love Letter to a Drowned Land
Grace Buckner
,
September 28, 2024
Sort by:
Title
Creator
Date Added
Written on 10/04/2024: A description and observation of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Written accounts from Photos from Helene exhibition
Winter Solstice Reflection
The Helene Chronicles
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Staying Sober thru a Hurricane, by Anonymous
Scenes from after Helene, Asheville, 2024 by Mark Henry Bloom
Personal account of Nat Dickinson
Personal account of Lucy Bickers
Personal account of Kari Koty
Personal account of Charles Raffensperger
Personal account of Alice Elaine Slaton
Of Rains, Rivers, and the Way Forward
My Story of Our Survival, Hurricane Helene 2024
My Anonymous Community: A Memory of People and Unintentional Service After Hurricane Helene
Michael Harney's Short Version Update
Life After Helene - Grief & Gratitude
Lessons from a Natural Disaster - Reflections of Kyra Cavanaugh
Hurricane Story
Hurricane Journal of Bruce Johnson
Hurricane Helene
Helene at Our Doorstep: Aftermath, College Life, Crisis, and Community in Asheville
Helene
Flood Talk by Bruce Johnson
A Story of Hurricanes, Hope and a Mountain Miracle in Western North Carolina
A Love Letter to a Drowned Land