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Helene Recovery, Day 26: new storm data helps put this flood into perspective

It's another in a series of crisp and clear autumn days, exactly the kind of weather we need for drying out. After a few incredibly...

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Helene Recovery, Day 22: The Celo Inn

7 am Friday; crystal clear skies and 25 degrees in the valley, the barely waned full moon sets over the Blacks. Now, three weeks since...

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Helene Recovery, Day 20: Burnsville and Micaville

The mountaintops are frosted this morning and Mt Mitchell is recording 23 degrees, but we're holding in the high 30s in the valley....

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Helene Recovery, Day 18: River clean-up, Buck Creek Gap, and the golf course

Monday, 10/14 On Saturday, the community held a work day to make an initial sweep of the river for the most volatile debris. We...