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The Hurricane Helene Archive brings together a collection of media contributed by community members, researchers, and historians. Use this page to explore firsthand accounts, images, and documents that offer insight into the storm, its impacts, and recovery efforts.
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Ballad of Elk River
VideoWhen the internet finally started working again I remember checking facebook and seeing all the posts of people searching for their loved ones. The face of a teacher was seared in my mind. She and her husband went to check on their “retirement home” on Elk River. At that moment when they entered the house it slid off its foundation and was swept downstream. Her husband survived but she was never found. I wrote a song about how her body was folded into the banks of the river. I wanted her to be at peace. I wanted to tell her children she is held forever by the river. I know they long for closure. Will it ever come? -
Social Work Major at App State Interview
VideoMaddie discusses her work as an EMT in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene -
Meat Camp Creek Flooding
VideoVideo footage of Meat Camp Creek at peak flow & flooding -
Hurricane Helene - the evening after...
VideoHurricane Helene - the evening after the storm. Video from the flooded River's Street parking deck. -
Hurricane Helene - during the storm.
VideoPlease find the attached images. -
Student's Hurricane Helene Evacuation Story
VideoA resident of Cedar Creek apartments recounts her harrowing evacuation during Hurricane Helene's devastating impact. As floodwaters threatened the apartment complex, emergency responders conducted rescue operations. -
Helene Storms Through Sugar Grove
VideoVideo # 1 (IMG1134) – “Video of a white car displaced and overturned with other debris from Helene in Sugar Grove, NC.” Video #2 (IMG1153) – “Video of destruction and debris from Helene on US Hwy 321 N. in Elk Mills, TN.” Video #3 (IMG1163) – “Video of a power line lying in the road in Sugar Grove, NC.” Video #4 (IMG1135) - “Video of flooding and road destuction on Highway 421 towards Trade, TN.”