Interview with Jared Rennie
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Title
Interview with Jared Rennie
Description
Asheville resident and research meteorologist Jared Rennie was interviewed by Buncombe County Special Collections Librarian Carissa Pfeiffer on August 21, 2025. This interview was conducted as part of the Come Hell or High Water Oral History Project for Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Library.
Jared describes advance preparations based on professional awareness of the storm’s potential severity [00:04:24], flooding and loss of utilities at his home [00:12:12], the difficulties his family faced after leaving Asheville in search of essential supplies [00:18:23], and accessing resources through local support networks [00:28:20]. He reflects on how his professional background impacted his perspective living through the disaster [00:40:23], including a specific sense of survivor’s guilt [00:46:25] and awareness of communication gaps in relaying weather and climate information to the public [00:50:03].
Two portraits depicts Jared in the hallway of Pack Memorial Library in Asheville, NC, November 20, 2025. Photos by Bill Green.
Additional photo depicts Jared Rennie at River Arts District Brewing Company on August 14, 2025, during a Nerd Nite Asheville event. Photo by Von Infinity, Nerd Nite Asheville host.
Jared describes advance preparations based on professional awareness of the storm’s potential severity [00:04:24], flooding and loss of utilities at his home [00:12:12], the difficulties his family faced after leaving Asheville in search of essential supplies [00:18:23], and accessing resources through local support networks [00:28:20]. He reflects on how his professional background impacted his perspective living through the disaster [00:40:23], including a specific sense of survivor’s guilt [00:46:25] and awareness of communication gaps in relaying weather and climate information to the public [00:50:03].
Two portraits depicts Jared in the hallway of Pack Memorial Library in Asheville, NC, November 20, 2025. Photos by Bill Green.
Additional photo depicts Jared Rennie at River Arts District Brewing Company on August 14, 2025, during a Nerd Nite Asheville event. Photo by Von Infinity, Nerd Nite Asheville host.
Source
Buncombe County Special Collections
Date
Rights
Interview copyright Jared Rennie and Buncombe County Special Collections. Narrator portraits copyright Bill Green Photography.
Format
Language
English
Identifier
MS456.002B
Extent
1 digital audio recording (01:04:22); 1 transcript (28 pages); 1 digital photograph
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Duration
01:04:22
Interviewer
Carissa Pfeiffer
Interviewee
Jared Rennie
Collection
Tags
Citation
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, “Interview with Jared Rennie,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed September 5, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1244.