Jackson County spared worst of Helene’s horrors
Oct 2, 2024 11:02:14 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Oct 2, 2024 11:02:14 GMT -5
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Estimates vary, but most reports suggest the Sylva area received about 11-14 inches of rain. Areas around the escarpment might have seen upwards of 17 inches, according to Meteorologist Doug Outlaw of the Greenville-Spartanburg office of the National Weather Service.
The county was still spared the worst, as folks in Buncombe and other counties closer to the storm’s center took the brunt, and face a climbing death toll.
“I know for a fact we do not have any fatalities,” Jackson County Fire Marshal Michael Forbis said Tuesday. “The 911 center was really busy and then there was a point where we lost communications. Currently we are receiving 911 calls from Onslow County because Swain is our backup and Swain went down, of course.”
Sylva was largely spared storm damage. Town Manager Paige Dowling said the town survived and things were “kind of quiet” without communications.
“Not one single tree fell in town limits,” Sylva Public Works Director Jake Scott said.
Estimates vary, but most reports suggest the Sylva area received about 11-14 inches of rain. Areas around the escarpment might have seen upwards of 17 inches, according to Meteorologist Doug Outlaw of the Greenville-Spartanburg office of the National Weather Service.
The county was still spared the worst, as folks in Buncombe and other counties closer to the storm’s center took the brunt, and face a climbing death toll.
“I know for a fact we do not have any fatalities,” Jackson County Fire Marshal Michael Forbis said Tuesday. “The 911 center was really busy and then there was a point where we lost communications. Currently we are receiving 911 calls from Onslow County because Swain is our backup and Swain went down, of course.”
Sylva was largely spared storm damage. Town Manager Paige Dowling said the town survived and things were “kind of quiet” without communications.
“Not one single tree fell in town limits,” Sylva Public Works Director Jake Scott said.
