That's the same video I posted a FB link to earlier in the thread. That's about 30 minutes from the house, the devastation there is unreal. We didn't get near the rainfall as some areas, but the runoff from the mountains is what got them. The missing persons total for that area is approaching 40. The pipe manufacturer is Impact plastics, several of the missing persons are from there. They were trying to evacuate employees on a flatbed trailer as the water rose and the truck was washed away. State Police and National Guard helicopters had to rescue 50+ people from the roof of the Hospital because the water rose so fast they couldn't all get out. If you pause the video at about 3:55 what you see to the left of the tree line is Nuclear Fuel Services. They manufacture reactor fuel for the US Naval fleet. A few more feet and things could have gone real bad.
Some context on how much water the Nolichucky river saw during this. The peak flow for Niagra Falls during tourist season is 100K CFS/700K GPS.
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My sister lives in Swannanoa east of Asheville. Thankfully they live on the south side of I-40 directly across from the Harley shop, on the hill well above the flood zone but Swannanoa as a town is about wiped out. A lot of it was under water up to the rooflines. I haven't talked to them since Friday, but they are ok. They have spotty service at best.