WR8RW SC ARES lends support.

Another station, KM4FLG in Black Mountain, 146.520 will be for initial contains in the area for Black Mountain, Swannanoa, East Asheville. Will be on air 9a to 9pm at bottom of the hour to relay information at the hour. Simplex net. If too busy, go to 146.550. #NCSTRONG #NCwx #Helene #Swannanoa #Asheville #BlackMountain

Pensacola NC may be one of those tiny communities that got washed away. Very low ground in a river valley, and the river dominates that valley in the Pensacola area even under normal conditions, with multiple branches snaking through it and even a bunch of marshy ponds formed to hold the water.

Nearby community on a creek feeding the river, with similar topography: x.com/JudgeBobOrr/status/18401…
Nearest town: youtube.com/watch?v=BhH5Y2pFYc…

No direct reports for Pensacola - probably still cut off.

This is the road going from Pensacola, very near the town of Burnsville. There's also a much longer and much windier road following a ridge going out to Barnardsville from Pensacola, but it's guaranteed to be covered with downed trees and/or landslides.

x.com/JudgeBobOrr/status/18400…

The Burnsville Hub facebook page is public now. A lot of roads wiped out, including ones going toward Pensacola. Someone there said a helicopter pilot landed: "Said no one knew about Pensacola and it was one of the worst hit he’s seen in WNC. There are a lot of people helping."

facebook.com/groups/burnsville…

Burnsville Hub | Anyone know how riverview road is off of 197 in Pensacola | Facebook

Anyone know how riverview road is off of 197 in Pensacola?

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