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Incredible stories about how having that amateur radio license has such a direct, immediate impact on their neighborhood.
#hamradio #disasters #recovery #NCSTRONG #Helene
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Using amateur radio, we had arranged for a helicopter drop of supplies to the upper part of our road. The team behind this effort was absolutely amazing. They’re mostly ex-military volunteers who use their skills to get aid into areas quickly. This was all arranged with one call on the Mount Mitchell repeater on Wednesday evening. Dennis (N4DIN), stationed at the Swannanoa Fire Department (our local command center), put in the call, and Ed (N4EDX) arranged for Mike and Jay from the team to hike up our road and survey a potential landing site.
I mention this because, during our Wednesday evening neighborhood meeting, we agreed a helicopter drop would be ideal, as most aid was being delivered at the bottom of our road, and we had no idea when or how it was coming. Someone asked, “How do we even request something like this?” I told them I’d ask net control on the N2GE repeater. By the time I got back to the house, everything had been arranged—within 30 seconds of my request on the N2GE (Mount Mitchell) emergency net. Since our amateur radio emergency communications team is directly connected to our local emergency services command center, you can make requests for aid directly to the source. There’s no email, text message, or phone call to get lost in the shuffle—it just happens, without hesitation.

Helene Aftermath Update: Egress, FEMA, Resource Organization, and the National Guard (Saturday October 5, 2024)

Good Morning, Friends, If you haven’t read my previous posts, here’s the situation in a nutshell: we live in a rural mountain community in Swannanoa, NC, where the bridge connecting us to the outsi…
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#hamradio #recovery #helene #disasters #ncstrong

Great reading on what's happening in one neighborhood in North Carolina in terms of recovery/help. Also how amateur radio is now directly being used to make local and FEMA resource requests. #NCSTRONG #Helene #NCwx

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Helene Aftermath Update: Community, Coordination, and Misinformation (Monday, October 7, 2024)

Good Morning, Friends, If you haven’t read my previous posts, here’s the situation in a nutshell: we live in a rural mountain community in Swannanoa, NC, where the bridge connecting us to the outsi…
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#helene #ncwx #ncstrong

Pensacola is "wiped out" (unclear what ham radio op means). Newdell Bridge is out. #NCSTRONG #NCwx #Asheville
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Diapers/paper good/supplies being distributed at Asheville Mall Barnes & Noble. No food. via K1JU #NCStrong #NCwx #Asheville
#ncwx #asheville #ncstrong

In Henderson/Horseshoe area. Rent and Bone? on Hwy 64 east towards Brevard will be feeding community around 2 to 2:30pm until they run out of food. Just past Rugby Road on the 64. #NCwx #NCSTRONG #Helene #Henderson
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KN4WRX knows of someone with Starlink in Little Switzerland if they need it. #NCSTRONG #NCwx #Helene #LittleSwitzerland
#helene #ncwx #ncstrong #littleswitzerland

Called for someone in Little Switzerland. "hit very hard" people trapped and can't get out of there. Rescuers are doing all they can to get to them. Wild Acres Resort - 40 people trapped. Will take day s to get to them via KJ4PPS. "It's all devastate out there... hotel fell off the mountain... it's all bad" #NCSTRONG #NCwx #Helene #LittleSwitzerland
#helene #ncwx #ncstrong #littleswitzerland

W4TLS sugar hill road in Marion has power. No fuel or purchases as Ingles gas stations. McDonalds open with very long lines. Hardware store open and has propane. #NCSTRONG #NCwx #Helene #MarionNC #Marion
#helene #ncwx #ncstrong #marion #marionnc

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

#helene #ncwx #asheville #ncstrong #swannanoa #blackmountain

W4HOG in Marion NC, opening on 146.985 in Marion -118.8, opening up net control if anyone has any emergency calls in Marion and they can get help. #NCwx #NCStrong #helene #Marion
#helene #ncwx #ncstrong #marion

K4SWL (Ham operator) is bicycle mobile (using bicycle post disaster to get around disaster where vehicles can't go!) Pisgah Brewing Company on Hwy 70 is giving out clean water in Swannanoa. Checking on Swannanoa animals hospital. K4SWL. #NCwx #Swannanoa #NCSTRONG #helene #BikeTooter
#biketooter #helene #ncwx #ncstrong #swannanoa

Someone asking about Burnsville vertinary hospital; it is standing, but not sure if it is open. #Asheville #NCwx #helene #NCSTRONG
#helene #ncwx #asheville #ncstrong

(transcribing information from the emergency repeater net in NC) Starlink site at the Doubletree in Asheville on Heywood. Another at shelter. SSID is SORTARSTARLINK. Ferguson shelter HALLSTARLINK Wifi Passwords is NCSTRONG. #Asheville #NCwx #helene #NCSTRONG
#helene #ncwx #asheville #ncstrong

City of Asheville:

Buncombe County drive-through bottled water distribution:
William W. Estes Elementary School - 275 Overlook Road, Asheville
Sand Hill Elementary - 154 Sand Hill School Road, Asheville (Please enter via Acton Circle)
North Windy Ridge Intermediate School - 20 Doan Road, Weaverville
Fairview Elementary School - 1355 Charlotte Highway, Fairview

We are developing a mobile distribution plan TBA.

City of Asheville offering walk-up service to fill your own container at Pack Square Park until dark or when the supply runs out.

#Asheville #NCSTRONG #NCwx #Helene

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City of Asheville (9/30/24 2:43pm ET) #Asheville #NCwx #NC #NCSTRONG #Helene
This is an IMPORTANT message from AVL Alerts, the City of Asheville's alert notification system. Water is now being distributed at Pack Square Park (70 Court Plaza) until dark or until supply runs out Each person will be provided 2 gallons of water, with a maximum of 5 gallons per family. BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINER For the safety of everyone involved, traffic will be directed around the park and the distribution site will be walk-up only. Find more information here: hitps:/fuww ashevillenc. govinews/tropical-storm-helene-recovery-resources/
#nc #helene #ncwx #asheville #ncstrong

Arstechnica:

"As of Monday morning, if one wanted to grasp the historic nature of flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene in western parts of North Carolina and the surrounding areas, the logical place to begin is at the National Climatic Data Center.

This federal office maintains the world's largest climate data archive and provides historical perspective to put present-day weather conditions and natural disasters into context in a warming world due to climate change.

Unfortunately, the National Climatic Data Center is based in Asheville, North Carolina. "

arstechnica.com/science/2024/0…

#ClimateEmergency #disasters #climate #NCSTRONG #Asheville


We’re only beginning to understand the historic nature of Helene’s flooding

How does a region that is nearly 500 miles from the Gulf become devastated by flooding?
Ars Technica
#climate #ClimateEmergency #disasters #asheville #ncstrong

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