Hurricane Helene Experience

My experience with Hurricane Helene was much better than that of my peers. I live 30 minutes away from Boone, down the mountain. We had quite a bit of rain, and the wind was pretty intense. Trees fell in my neighborhood, and we lost power around 8 a.m. on Saturday. My dad and I went about 10 miles up the road to get a generator. The roads on 421 weren’t too bad, and it honestly just looked like a severe thunderstorm. The storm where I live was extremely mild compared to every surrounding county, which was mind-blowing. I had no idea how severe the storm was until around noon or 1 p.m., when my Instagram and TikTok feeds were flooded with videos of the surrounding counties. I was able to communicate with my peers on Discord, and that’s when I realized this was going to be a major disaster.

One notable thing in the days following the aftermath was that with the power being out, I saw families walking around and talking to each other. People were cooking on grills and sharing meals with other neighbors. In the 15 years my parents have owned the house, I’ve never experienced that kind of community. To be honest, I kind of miss being without power. The world felt smaller, and the peace from all the political noise was really relaxing.

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