View Full Version : Helen, GA....
Hammock Hanger
08-30-2005, 17:17
I just saw the devastation the Katrina did to Helen... unbelievable.
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=68517
Mother Nature
08-30-2005, 17:20
I live there. Yes. Unbelievable! Those who have stopped off in Helen for resupply and visited (the now closed) sporting goods outfitter in the south end of town.. that is the area destroyed.
Mother Nature
minnesotasmith
08-30-2005, 17:49
Hiawasee would have been a greater loss from the POV of AT hikers IMO, being rather more hiker-friendly. Worse yet, imagine if Mountain Crossings @ Neels Gap, Miss Janet's, Damascus, or the like had gotten nailed by a tornado -- yikes! :(
Mini-Mosey
08-30-2005, 20:24
Had FoxNews on all morning and heard the remnants of Katrina were expected to go through eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. I've been wondering how people in those areas are faring.? As well as the other areas it hit(of course, we all know what it did way down south.)
Lone Wolf
08-30-2005, 20:26
It didn't touch east Tenn., N.C. or sw Virginia.
smokymtnsteve
08-30-2005, 20:42
Pat robber-son will most likely proclaim that G-d sent the hurricane to desstroy the evil and wickedness in New Orleans and all them gambling
caSINos in MS...
It didn't touch east Tenn., N.C. or sw Virginia.
We had bands of torrential rain all day, US 441 was closed in the Smokies due to downed trees and high winds.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050830/NEWS01/50830015/1001
Hikerhead
08-30-2005, 21:15
We had some hard rains and were under a tornado watch for awhile.
Frolicking Dinosaurs
08-30-2005, 22:11
I'm about 40 miles west of the Smokies near Knoxville. We have had 25 to 40 MPH winds since about noon.
Tha Wookie
08-30-2005, 22:17
Just 15-25 mph gusts and a bit of rain here yesterday. Today was nice and breezy
Dances with Mice
08-30-2005, 23:32
Just 15-25 mph gusts and a bit of rain here yesterday. Today was nice and breezyNorth of ATL we had waves of rain, some torrential, some just steady soakers, more than enough to get the fall garden seeds out of the ground. There were angry clouds all day, a tornado was reported to touch down a few miles away from my house. I'm afraid many blowdowns will be on the GA AT. I can't go look this weekend though, I'll be attending an event that actually celebrates the passing of a hurricane: http://www2.davidson.edu/news/giduzhp/hugo/hugofest.html
Hurricanes often blow birds around too. Today at lunch, while walking around a tiny lake in the middle of an office park in a suburb of Atlanta, an area of heavy development, I saw a Bald Eagle dive down, grab a bass, then circle three times to get enough altitude to clear the trees and buildings before flying off. He's lost. He's really lost. But I hope he comes back.
we had 40-50 mph from about 8 pm last night til about 10 am this morning....we recieved about three inches of rain....there has been no flooding yet, but that can change depending upon how much rain was dumped noth of here.....we are along the banks of the flint river and about twenty miles north of the tennessee river....i'm considering on going to southern alabama in the next week or so to render aid as a volunteer....
That's too bad. Where am I gonna fill all my beer stein and lederhosen needs now?
Gadog430
09-01-2005, 16:39
Hiawasee would have been a greater loss from the POV of AT hikers IMO, being rather more hiker-friendly. Worse yet, imagine if Mountain Crossings @ Neels Gap, Miss Janet's, Damascus, or the like had gotten nailed by a tornado -- yikes! :(
I don't want to even contemplate this at all.
Dawg