Man! You find your truck and your response is "shit happens" !!??. Your home and artwork wiped out and you say, "I guess we'll have to start over !!?? Damn....strong positive attitude to say to least. Admirable. You North Carolina people are tough! Sorry for loss. Wish you the best. You'll make it.
What else can you really do? You'll never be happy if you just wallow around in misery for the rest of your life. Sometimes you just have to move on and well, 'start over'.
This is the most jaw-dropping video I've seen that I can wrap my mind around just HOW MUCH WATER there was. Over 20 feet of water taking out things you never thought would be taken out. Surreal.
I live down the road from you, past where the general store used to be. Thank you for documenting this history. Im glad you are safe. Its one thing to see the aftermath, its a whole nother to see it in action. Absolutely devastating. This is a hard watch, but an incredible documentation. 💔
Did you lose anything in the flood? I hope not! I’ve never have been to your county but it looks like a small town where everyone knows their neighbors…what a slice of heaven❣️
@@jeanmcginnis9804 Been as close as Asheville and Black Mountain and remember the nice people that I met at the stores and restaurants. This breaks me to the core.
I travel this road on many occasions & used to live off of BALD MOUNTAIN ROAD. I'd go over McKinney Gap and then go around the River to go home. I ALWAYS called the store Guy's Store & will miss it & the little Rock Building where people could get a hair cut across from Guys. This breaks my heart but I've lifted up so many PRAYERS for those we lost, those who lost their homes & the destruction of one of the most PEACEFUL & BEAUTIFUL ROADS you could travel. I LOVE YOU ALL & in GOD'S MERCY we will RECOVER.
Dude, I can't believe you braved that to document this. I'm at 7298 and have witnessed you working on your place over the last 2 years. I was almost going to pop in on my way to the dump when I saw you working recently, to pay you a compliment. I'm sorry I didn't. If I see you around, once some time passes and we get power (and a bridge). I'll introduce myself.
@bezaleel2325 Their porch may be a little further in the woods. I seen something on the landscape last night. It seemed it widened it several hundred yards in the flatter spots
Years ago I did art glass for a bit as a hobby. I still have most of the equipment (grinder, lead, tape, cutting grid, etc.) and a small amount of really nice glass. It's not the highest quality, but I'd be more than happy to give all of it to you. I'm not sure where my glass cutter is; if I can't find it I'd love to buy a new one for you.
Without a doubt the best documentation of the storm I have seen. So sorry for all of your losses - many of us not in the impact zone are hurting with you. Thank you for sharing this.
Ikr! I’d think I had died and gone to heaven living by the river,trees.It’s just so peaceful there.My heart goes out to these people and I pray they can rebuild.
I've had to start over at the age of 47 and it's hard but now at 58 I've finally fought my way back, you can do it and the pain will get easier with time....i wish you the best my friend i will pray for you
I was 48. Lost everything due to ignorance, stupidity, and drugs. I'm 69 now. Was able to start clawing my way back up about 5 years ago. I'm just grateful I wasn't an under a bridge living homeless person. Yet, it wasn't easy. I'm still climbing, but towards heights I've never been to before. It's a great feeling, isn't it? 😊
@@robertsnearly3823 it's hard but we don't want to be a loser in life so we fight our way back with hard work and determination and for what... we're going to die anyway lol
We stayed in the air bnb (jeffs house) the weekend of the 14th. It was such a beautiful area ,we are terribly sorry for your loss of property. We hope you are able to build back.
My heartaches for you and the life you built for yourself. I am sorry for your enormous loss, the devastation and your pain. Grateful you and your friend are safe from riding out the storm. Extremely brave. Thank you for sharing your story and experience with us. Unbelievable footage of the rising flood waters. I have never seen such devastation. I can’t imagine how you and the entire area are feeling. Stay strong and stand tall. Sending thoughts and prayers from Oklahoma.
I use to pass your house every single day and always marveled at the progress and impressed by everything you did with that property, so sorry for the loss and wishing you the best.
What a beautiful setting. How hard you worked and to see it literally wash away before your eyes...must have been heartwrenching. Take care as you rebuild.
Good lord. I work for a company with a plant in Burnsville and we’ve been using the facility as a hub for donations for the community and serving hot meals. If you can get over there, please do. I will be going down next week to help serve meals. God bless you.
Truly crushing to watch that. I have witnessed hundreds of disaster from afar over the years and nothing has emotionally engulfed me like what you are experiencing. I hurt with you. Hold strong.
So sorry does not begin to express the sorrow I am feeling for you. The damage all over WNC is unfathomable. This tape is going to be an amazing educational tool about what happened. Prayers for you and all the people affected by this catastrophic event.
I am dumbstruck by your video snd the sheer bravery it took for you to record the rising flood. Yancey County is such a beautiful place. I am so sorry you lost everything. Seeing the rise of the water rushing by and the power of it is overwhelming. You have provided some amazing documentation.
I’m a glass artist out here in California. Just watched your whole video. Sounds like you lost your studio as well as your house. Whew, it brought me to tears. Can’t even imagine. You hang in there. I hope you can rebuild and get the help you need somewhere soon. It sounds like you have some serious skills to do just that. Most amazing video documentation I’ve seen on this flood. Take care of yourself. 🙏☀️
I'm so sorry for your loss. Such devastation seems unimaginable. I'm glad you're young and strong and ALIVE to build again. God bless y'all. I'll continue to pray.😢
The tiny snippet at the end... is breathtakingly beautiful. I am South African and am only now discovering your neck of the woods. What a brave documentary made of a pivotal day in your life. May God bless you with a new beginning that renews the soul. You showed such courage as the water rose. I am awestruck by the strong characters traits shown by many in this life altering disaster. I 🙏 for your well-being and your good health in the days and weeks and months to come.
So glad you survived, you did an amazing job documenting this horrible tragedy. I am so sorry for the loss of all of your hard work, my heart breaks for you. Please continue to keep us updated on your recovery journey. ❤
At the time, I was just trying to keep a record of it for myself, never realizing how devastating it was going to become. It's been five-plus weeks now, and I still have no answers. It's no one's fault. The magnitude of this is like nothing I have ever seen. I'm alive. I will be going back once I am able to access the property easily and move uphill at least 60' vertically above the flood point.
That's the best documentation I've seen so far. My heart is broken for everyone up there that lost their whole world. I have been homeless and have had to restart my life with nothing but the clothes I had on my back and a trash bag with a few of my belongings and I thought I had it hard but I am blown away seeing all of you thAt have lost everything. I want to help so bad but I don't have any money that I can give and I can't take off work to come volunteer but I have prayed and prayed some more and I will continue to do so. God bless you all.
At first I thought maybe you’re just in shock. Your responses to me as everything was completely erased physically from your life you were so positive and persevering. Youre teaching me a valuable lesson. That you can come back from anything if you hold on to hope. I pray Christ holds y’all fast through this next step of your lives. Y’all aren’t forgotten sending love from Hawaii
Watching on from the UK and I must say you are so patience with the situation. My massive sorry for the loss you all have gone through. I'm watching and subscribing to as many of yall as I can find in the hope to generate some income for you all. Go back and watch past videos and don't skip ads. Let's help in whatever way we can.
I'm on the OBX ( Southern Shores) 125 yds from the ocean. I've seen multiple hurricanes, Jay-Paul, but I've never seen anything like this. I agree with Trish that this is a powerful film...and I'm so sorry that you had to make it. Know that there are many of us wishing you well as you (will!) recover and we will continue sending support of all kinds to Yancy Co.
IKR! I was here for Florence in Wilmington, and there wasn't anywhere near this amount of water. Wilmington was an island for 3 days, but nothing like this. We're in a really protected spot here on the coast. Wish I could make the trip to help people, but by now everyone is rescued.
And I agree, in Carolina Beach and Wilmington NC. I wish the very best for you and yours and all who survived, may all of us be richly blessed in days to come and be able to survive and keep going after these disasters.
Yea watching the ocean in alot of storms is pretty crazy but the speed of all that water going downhill is just unimaginable Glad yall are okay Im also on the obx and theres quite a few of my friends bringing supplies that way Sorry yall have to deal with all this
Sorry for your loss. You would never imagine the water coming up that high. Same here in Swannanoa. You cannot imagine the whole valley having 20' of water in it. I pray for a speedy recovery for you.
I am quite impressed about what all you experienced. I can see that the Lord loves you very much by keeping you and most of your animals safe. I praise our Heavenly Father with all my heart. He knows you all very well so He was merciful to you children and adults accordingly . Thank you for sharing this wonderful miracle.
Your sense of calm and gratitude during this devistation is admirable. I'm so sorry for your loss. But you're right, you just got to start over. Lots of love to you and your neighbors.
Thank you for staying calm, cool and collected enough to create this great documentation, I’ll be sharing this, and hope you find the resources you need and the strength to rebuild
Prayers for all of yall out east. If it wasnt for content creators like you, we would have hardly heard anything about this in Texas. A lot of work ahead of yall. God speed
I was bicycling from San Diego to St. Augustine in 2005 when Katrina hit. I bicycled through LA, MS, AL, and FL, starting about 25 days after the storm. I had never seen anything so destructive-until now. There are so many people still in need of help. Thank you.
Your ability to document this without breaking down is awe-inspiring. You have the most positive attitude in the face of total destruction. May the Gods favor you while you recover and rebuild.
Thank you for your comments. I've just recently had time to comment. I've slept 3-5 hours a night for the past 5 weeks, so I wanted to read (since I was up) and reply to these wonderful comments. Thank you.
My heart breaks for you. I’m so sorry this happened to you and your neighbors. We’ve been praying for you since the hurricane. Living in New Orleans, we’ve experienced hurricanes. (My roof was ripped off and ceiling and floors destroyed). BUT what you and North Carolina went through was much worse than Katrina, Rita, and Ida. Our Lord helped us recover and rebuild…I know that He will do the same for you and North Carolina. God Bless you!
I was there in 2005, 25 days after Katrina, when I crossed over into LA from TX. I had never seen such destruction until now. Thank you for your comments and support.
I’m so sorry for everyone who has lost everything, including loved ones, during Helene. My heart breaks for you all. If I was in a position to donate or volunteer, I’d be there in a heartbeat. Sadly I cannot, but I can watch as many of these videos and subscribe to the survivors channels in the hope that it’ll help generate a little income for you. Sending love and hope for better days to come, from Arkansas.
You have such a positive attitude during the very hardest time in your life, I applauded you. I drove down from NJ to donate as many things as possible to help people out. I wish I could do more to help you guys.
Excellent footage, a labor of love really! I'm still trying to wrap my head around where that much water came from. Thanks for going through that experience so you could enlighten us!
I live several miles down the road and higher up. We just had trees down. I’ve been in this community helping at Bee Log and along your creek. This video is helpful to give some perspective. There’s a sgt major Kite from Candler that was at Bee Log, he was telling Chrissy RN he would like to connect with you. Good man. I hope it’s to help.
Unbelievable! So glad you documented everything because it's beyond imagination how high the water rose. I can't imagine seeing all your hard work washed away. 🙏🏻
Atlanta is praying for all of you. Thanks Charlie for telling us about this filming. Your fire dept. seems to be such a wonderful group and I know you are helping each other. GOD BLESS you all.
It wasn't possible to prep for it much. The only prep was to have a house on high ground. Our house is 80ft above a creek. The creek is usually 6 inches deep and 6 feet wide. That little creek swelled to 10ft deep and 50ft wide. All we could do was move our livestock up the hill.
Retired geographer here: I am glad you crossed over to the other side when you did, and am sorry to see so much of your life's work destroyed. * We cannot take the 100- 200- 1000-year-flood designations seriously anymore, because these were derived from sedimentary sampling and represent info from an era with a cooler climate and minimal human land use interventions, such as deforestation, farming, drainage-ditch construction. * I have seen professionally copious convincing data that the atmosphere is warming due to the influx of CO2. As a consequence, much larger and more frequent storms and flooding are coming. It's inevitable, unfortunately. * Furthermore, that valley doesn't have a floodplain, which indicates that the river is still in a down-cutting phase. It is not a safe place for erecting river-side buildings, especially on the cut-bank side, where your house was. The outside curves are where erosion is always the worst. * I don't know about the geologic stability in that valley and how expensive it would be to build a stable, well anchored house foundation a little ways up the hillside, nor how much of a landslide risk you'd face on the uphill if you cut too deeply and try to level off a house site. * Before deciding whether to rebuild or not, I advise talking with impartial advisors on the advisability of rebuilding. Also, Google river erosion mechanics as well as slope erosions. Finally, please work with FEMA and disregard the politics being played to turn folks against it. At least hear them out.
🙏😭🙏😭🇺🇸 Dear Sir, I am so so sorry for all of your losses. I’m so sorry you have experienced this historic catastrophic heartbreaking disaster. I just returned yesterday from delivering supplies and volunteering in NC. I thought I was mentally, physically and emotionally depleted from seeing the destruction and devastation from an in person boots on the ground perspective….but this video was on a whole different level. Watching your video documentation of your loss, imagining I’m standing there seeing it with you in disbelief, rewinding the video several times to make sure I saw what I saw & didn’t see because it is just gone…..has left me even more humbled! This video is proof that all we have is our life and health. We should not get attached to things and stuff. The things and the stuff can be replaced. I’m at a complete loss for how to feel or react. Your ability to hold yourself together and remain composed while recording this video is absolutely amazing. We will all donate and help you rebuild. You are great at building things and using your hands. Again, I’m sorry you lost your lovely bridge, house and truck. I hope your goats are okay. Wishing you the absolute best. Sending good vibes, good energy, love, hugs and prayers. 🙏😭🙏💝🤗🇺🇸
Dang man I am so sorry to see this, I have been coming up 19W headed to Little Creek to visit a friend over the past year or so and I have watched your progress. I was just up there the other day but went in the back way but thought about your place there. So Sad!
From Buffalo, N.Y. My Fellow American, Im so, so sorry. There's not much more that I can say. GOD BLESS YOU. And living by late Erie with lake affect snowstorms of 5, 6 and 7 feet of snow I still say GOD BLESS YOU my FELLOW AMERICAN.
That bridge you built was a beautiful piece of work, you’re very talented! You’re young, life will get better, but please move to higher ground.. Mother Nature will always win & always pull surprises on us. Sorry for loss.
Thank you for this important and painful documentation Jay-Paul. History is being made every day by you and your fellow community members. ❤ Best of luck to all.
You’ve given a credible testimonial to the story of how unexpected and unreal this storm was. That is so important. My family just lost a (vacation) house near Burnsville and this helps me understand how it happened. I wish you the best going forward.
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister ✝️📿😇🙏🏻
Much respect and admiration how you kept your composure documenting this, thinking the water wouldn't rise that high, and then to find everything you worked so hard on is gone. With that attitude you will rebuild .. life rolls on. We can't move on looking back. All we can do is gain knowledge, and use it moving forward. God bless, and best wishes. I will donate.
Watching your bridge wash away broke my heart for you 😢 Seeing the guy cutting the hole in the roof scared me 😮 I hope I never have to be in a position to do that 😢 There are so many real time videos I can watch showing me the devastation. I am praying people get water, food, power, internet and to keep the people safe who can bring those supplies and help them get home safe. Amen
Man! You find your truck and your response is "shit happens" !!??. Your home and artwork wiped out and you say, "I guess we'll have to start over !!?? Damn....strong positive attitude to say to least. Admirable. You North Carolina people are tough! Sorry for loss. Wish you the best. You'll make it.
You go into shock when this sort of things happen and the rational part of your mind takes over, and knows that there's nothing you can do.
That’s the best way to respond. Crying, screaming or getting angry can’t change what’s happened.
At some point..... what else can you say?
What else can you really do? You'll never be happy if you just wallow around in misery for the rest of your life. Sometimes you just have to move on and well, 'start over'.
At least they still have their lives. That's the most important thing
This is the most jaw-dropping video I've seen that I can wrap my mind around just HOW MUCH WATER there was. Over 20 feet of water taking out things you never thought would be taken out. Surreal.
He said it was a 20 ft over when he was still on the ground level at the fire dept. it went much higher after that.
@@KatJaguar1122 yep, I’d say close to 30 ft.
This is award winning documentation, unreal. Its hard to say anything but wow
don't say anything - just let your pocket book do the talking - like i did....
WHAT TYPE OF FISH WAS IN ORIGINAL STREAM?
@@billmyer2990 That's what you want to know?
@@michaelp8856, me too friend. 🙏🏻🥰
Don't let them buy you out or take your land. Keep it simple on the rebuild, additions can come in time.
I live down the road from you, past where the general store used to be. Thank you for documenting this history. Im glad you are safe. Its one thing to see the aftermath, its a whole nother to see it in action. Absolutely devastating. This is a hard watch, but an incredible documentation. 💔
Did you lose anything in the flood? I hope not! I’ve never have been to your county but it looks like a small town where everyone knows their neighbors…what a slice of heaven❣️
@@jeanmcginnis9804 Been as close as Asheville and Black Mountain and remember the nice people that I met at the stores and restaurants. This breaks me to the core.
@@mrorionfan1 Yes,it’s so sad and I’ve learned through life experiences that people who live a simple life ( in nature) are so nice and loving.
I travel this road on many occasions & used to live off of BALD MOUNTAIN ROAD. I'd go over McKinney Gap and then go around the River to go home. I ALWAYS called the store Guy's Store & will miss it & the little Rock Building where people could get a hair cut across from Guys. This breaks my heart but I've lifted up so many PRAYERS for those we lost, those who lost their homes & the destruction of one of the most PEACEFUL & BEAUTIFUL ROADS you could travel. I LOVE YOU ALL & in GOD'S MERCY we will RECOVER.
@@Michelle-yk5mq the little rock building was one of my favorites
Dude, I can't believe you braved that to document this. I'm at 7298 and have witnessed you working on your place over the last 2 years. I was almost going to pop in on my way to the dump when I saw you working recently, to pay you a compliment. I'm sorry I didn't. If I see you around, once some time passes and we get power (and a bridge). I'll introduce myself.
Yall are gonna rebuild and sit on that porch, and "laugh" about how insane and horrible this was one day. I hope you didn't lose much.
@@NotABot88 Dam its going to be hard because the erosion widen the river so far that they have to reshape the landscape
@bezaleel2325 Their porch may be a little further in the woods. I seen something on the landscape last night. It seemed it widened it several hundred yards in the flatter spots
River basin new depth increased by 11 ft and crestline or width increased by 70.
@@SP-nt4sr dam thats huge
incredible footage man, but i'm so sorry for what you and your community have lost
Years ago I did art glass for a bit as a hobby. I still have most of the equipment (grinder, lead, tape, cutting grid, etc.) and a small amount of really nice glass. It's not the highest quality, but I'd be more than happy to give all of it to you. I'm not sure where my glass cutter is; if I can't find it I'd love to buy a new one for you.
🙌 love seeing people like y'all come together after this awful loss
So kind of you😊
That is so nice of you.
Bless you
That really is so sweet and kind of you. There still is good in this world. ❤❤❤
This is so rough. 😢 this is by far the best video I’ve seen as far as the time line and showing the height of the water.
Without a doubt the best documentation of the storm I have seen. So sorry for all of your losses - many of us not in the impact zone are hurting with you. Thank you for sharing this.
Unreal man. Still one of the most beautiful places in our country.
Ikr! I’d think I had died and gone to heaven living by the river,trees.It’s just so peaceful there.My heart goes out to these people and I pray they can rebuild.
I'm stunned to see how much water came down that river. Glad that you are still alive.
I've had to start over at the age of 47 and it's hard but now at 58 I've finally fought my way back, you can do it and the pain will get easier with time....i wish you the best my friend i will pray for you
Same but I live in 1 bedroom small houses now
I was 48. Lost everything due to ignorance, stupidity, and drugs. I'm 69 now. Was able to start clawing my way back up about 5 years ago. I'm just grateful I wasn't an under a bridge living homeless person. Yet, it wasn't easy. I'm still climbing, but towards heights I've never been to before. It's a great feeling, isn't it? 😊
@@robertsnearly3823 it's hard but we don't want to be a loser in life so we fight our way back with hard work and determination and for what... we're going to die anyway lol
@greg4876 Yes, we'll die anyway, but by God, I'll make sure my life is comfortable till that day.
Loved that you didn't panic. A good Kiwi saying is, it's only stuff. Go well
I am so very sorry. You put so much time, energy, and talent into all the work that you did. 😢
Wow! Class 5 rapids with debris! Thank you for the on scene reporting. I am so sorry for everyone’s losses.
Praying for you and everyone in your community. My heart breaks for y’all.
We stayed in the air bnb (jeffs house) the weekend of the 14th. It was such a beautiful area ,we are terribly sorry for your loss of property. We hope you are able to build back.
You have my sincerest condolences, there are no words
My heartaches for you and the life you built for yourself. I am sorry for your enormous loss, the devastation and your pain. Grateful you and your friend are safe from riding out the storm. Extremely brave. Thank you for sharing your story and experience with us. Unbelievable footage of the rising flood waters. I have never seen such devastation. I can’t imagine how you and the entire area are feeling. Stay strong and stand tall. Sending thoughts and prayers from Oklahoma.
And not a word of this devastation on the National fake news.
Amazing footage on the roof 😮How long did you guys have to stay up there? Hope your safe ❤
I use to pass your house every single day and always marveled at the progress and impressed by everything you did with that property, so sorry for the loss and wishing you the best.
Thank you so much. It was a wonderful time, and I don't regret it.
What a beautiful setting. How hard you worked and to see it literally wash away before your eyes...must have been heartwrenching. Take care as you rebuild.
Good lord. I work for a company with a plant in Burnsville and we’ve been using the facility as a hub for donations for the community and serving hot meals. If you can get over there, please do. I will be going down next week to help serve meals.
God bless you.
I hope he goes...
Thank you so much
This is so unreal, I feel for you, man. Hard to believe this was even possible. Glad you made it out alive. ❤❤❤
I am so sorry this happened to you. A sincere thank you for sharing this terrible event, showing us what courage, & resilience is! God bless
Amazing documentary on how easy it can happen to anyone.
I'm glad you made it. Amazing resilience.
Truly crushing to watch that. I have witnessed hundreds of disaster from afar over the years and nothing has emotionally engulfed me like what you are experiencing. I hurt with you. Hold strong.
So sorry does not begin to express the sorrow I am feeling for you. The damage all over WNC is unfathomable.
This tape is going to be an amazing educational tool about what happened. Prayers for you and all the people affected by this catastrophic event.
Yes, prayers too. Wow scary storm.
I am dumbstruck by your video snd the sheer bravery it took for you to record the rising flood. Yancey County is such a beautiful place. I am so sorry you lost everything. Seeing the rise of the water rushing by and the power of it is overwhelming. You have provided some amazing documentation.
I’m a glass artist out here in California. Just watched your whole video. Sounds like you lost your studio as well as your house. Whew, it brought me to tears. Can’t even imagine. You hang in there. I hope you can rebuild and get the help you need somewhere soon. It sounds like you have some serious skills to do just that. Most amazing video documentation I’ve seen on this flood. Take care of yourself. 🙏☀️
This has been the best storm video I've watched over the last few days. I'm truly sorry for all that you lost! Keep up the positivity.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Such devastation seems unimaginable. I'm glad you're young and strong and ALIVE to build again. God bless y'all. I'll continue to pray.😢
May God Bless You & help you recover.
Video after video of utter destruction. So sorry for yours and everyone’s loss. Prayers from Canada.
The tiny snippet at the end... is breathtakingly beautiful. I am South African and am only now discovering your neck of the woods.
What a brave documentary made of a pivotal day in your life.
May God bless you with a new beginning that renews the soul.
You showed such courage as the water rose.
I am awestruck by the strong characters traits shown by many in this life altering disaster.
I 🙏 for your well-being and your good health in the days and weeks and months to come.
That was beautifully spoken brother. May our Father bless and guide and keep you in His Son's lovely name.
Wow what personal journey you have taken us through. Grateful to contribute to your gofundme
So glad you survived, you did an amazing job documenting this horrible tragedy. I am so sorry for the loss of all of your hard work, my heart breaks for you. Please continue to keep us updated on your recovery journey. ❤
At the time, I was just trying to keep a record of it for myself, never realizing how devastating it was going to become. It's been five-plus weeks now, and I still have no answers. It's no one's fault. The magnitude of this is like nothing I have ever seen. I'm alive. I will be going back once I am able to access the property easily and move uphill at least 60' vertically above the flood point.
Sending you Love, Light, Strength and Courage as you rebuild your life.
That's the best documentation I've seen so far. My heart is broken for everyone up there that lost their whole world. I have been homeless and have had to restart my life with nothing but the clothes I had on my back and a trash bag with a few of my belongings and I thought I had it hard but I am blown away seeing all of you thAt have lost everything. I want to help so bad but I don't have any money that I can give and I can't take off work to come volunteer but I have prayed and prayed some more and I will continue to do so. God bless you all.
At first I thought maybe you’re just in shock. Your responses to me as everything was completely erased physically from your life you were so positive and persevering. Youre teaching me a valuable lesson. That you can come back from anything if you hold on to hope. I pray Christ holds y’all fast through this next step of your lives. Y’all aren’t forgotten sending love from Hawaii
Watching on from the UK and I must say you are so patience with the situation. My massive sorry for the loss you all have gone through.
I'm watching and subscribing to as many of yall as I can find in the hope to generate some income for you all.
Go back and watch past videos and don't skip ads. Let's help in whatever way we can.
Nothing but love for my brothers and sisters across the pond ❤️ 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
I'm on the OBX ( Southern Shores) 125 yds from the ocean. I've seen multiple hurricanes, Jay-Paul, but I've never seen anything like this. I agree with Trish that this is a powerful film...and I'm so sorry that you had to make it. Know that there are many of us wishing you well as you (will!) recover and we will continue sending support of all kinds to Yancy Co.
IKR! I was here for Florence in Wilmington, and there wasn't anywhere near this amount of water. Wilmington was an island for 3 days, but nothing like this. We're in a really protected spot here on the coast. Wish I could make the trip to help people, but by now everyone is rescued.
And I agree, in Carolina Beach and Wilmington NC. I wish the very best for you and yours and all who survived, may all of us be richly blessed in days to come and be able to survive and keep going after these disasters.
Yea watching the ocean in alot of storms is pretty crazy but the speed of all that water going downhill is just unimaginable
Glad yall are okay
Im also on the obx and theres quite a few of my friends bringing supplies that way
Sorry yall have to deal with all this
This is an excellent video. Great job man, you put us right there thank you.
Sorry for your loss. You would never imagine the water coming up that high. Same here in Swannanoa. You cannot imagine the whole valley having 20' of water in it. I pray for a speedy recovery for you.
I am quite impressed about what all you experienced. I can see that the Lord loves you very much by keeping you and most of your animals safe. I praise our Heavenly Father with all my heart. He knows you all very well so He was merciful to you children and adults accordingly .
Thank you for sharing this wonderful miracle.
The thought of a picturesque home on a beautiful river turns into a nightmare with this video. God bless you all!!!
Your sense of calm and gratitude during this devistation is admirable. I'm so sorry for your loss. But you're right, you just got to start over. Lots of love to you and your neighbors.
Thank you for staying calm, cool and collected enough to create this great documentation, I’ll be sharing this, and hope you find the resources you need and the strength to rebuild
Prayers for all of yall out east. If it wasnt for content creators like you, we would have hardly heard anything about this in Texas. A lot of work ahead of yall. God speed
I was bicycling from San Diego to St. Augustine in 2005 when Katrina hit. I bicycled through LA, MS, AL, and FL, starting about 25 days after the storm. I had never seen anything so destructive-until now. There are so many people still in need of help. Thank you.
Thank you for documenting this experience.
I'm so sorry for the losses all of you have suffered. I'd hoped to relocate to that area in the future. This is heartbreaking.
I as well was hoping to move to Burnsville from Fla ... heartbroken too 😢 I pray for everyone there
Your ability to document this without breaking down is awe-inspiring. You have the most positive attitude in the face of total destruction. May the Gods favor you while you recover and rebuild.
Absolutely terrifying! So sorry for everything you've lost We are in Marshall, NC and are some of the lucky ones.
Thank you for your comments. I've just recently had time to comment. I've slept 3-5 hours a night for the past 5 weeks, so I wanted to read (since I was up) and reply to these wonderful comments. Thank you.
Thanks for this video. Seeing is believing, could have never imagined the force of the river water and flooding this bad! Be safe
Yes, thank you for your coverage. Beautiful country. Concern for you from Dallas, Tx.
WOW! My heart aches for you and your family. Prayers for you and yours, this made me rethink how quickly everything can change overnight. 🙏 🙏🙏
my mind is blown away every time by the sheer volume of water their was.
We had NO TIME to evacuate, we never saw this coming! ever! By far the craziest weather event I've ever seen in my 37 years of life!
I will be donating to your community till i die...bless you all..
Thank you for documenting this. So hard to comprehend. My heart goes out to you and all your neighbors. Keep being strong.
I’m so sorry. Thank you for documenting this for all of us so we can understand this event through your eyes.
Prayers are with you and all. So sorry for your loss.
I am glad you are alive and were able to document this for the world to see, and so we won't forget ❤️
I'm so so sorry you lost everything! Your video is a testament to your bravery!
My heart breaks for you. I’m so sorry this happened to you and your neighbors. We’ve been praying for you since the hurricane. Living in New Orleans, we’ve experienced hurricanes. (My roof was ripped off and ceiling and floors destroyed). BUT what you and North Carolina went through was much worse than Katrina, Rita, and Ida. Our Lord helped us recover and rebuild…I know that He will do the same for you and North Carolina. God Bless you!
I was there in 2005, 25 days after Katrina, when I crossed over into LA from TX. I had never seen such destruction until now. Thank you for your comments and support.
I’m so sorry for everyone who has lost everything, including loved ones, during Helene. My heart breaks for you all. If I was in a position to donate or volunteer, I’d be there in a heartbeat. Sadly I cannot, but I can watch as many of these videos and subscribe to the survivors channels in the hope that it’ll help generate a little income for you. Sending love and hope for better days to come, from Arkansas.
You have such a positive attitude during the very hardest time in your life, I applauded you. I drove down from NJ to donate as many things as possible to help people out. I wish I could do more to help you guys.
Excellent footage, a labor of love really! I'm still trying to wrap my head around where that much water came from. Thanks for going through that experience so you could enlighten us!
I live several miles down the road and higher up. We just had trees down. I’ve been in this community helping at Bee Log and along your creek. This video is helpful to give some perspective. There’s a sgt major Kite from Candler that was at Bee Log, he was telling Chrissy RN he would like to connect with you. Good man. I hope it’s to help.
Unbelievable! So glad you documented everything because it's beyond imagination how high the water rose. I can't imagine seeing all your hard work washed away. 🙏🏻
From West AVL, god bless. You’ll rebuild better than ever.
Atlanta is praying for all of you. Thanks Charlie for telling us about this filming. Your fire dept. seems to be such a wonderful group and I know you are helping each other. GOD BLESS you all.
SD..... Hey heart goes out to all. You stayed so calm after losing it all God Bless everyone
This is horrifying. I’m so sorry, my heart breaks for all affected.
Nothing I can say will help, but I wish you God’s blessings.
Also, that was badass staying to document it. Really brave.
How could anyone prepare for something this massive? This was incredible to watch and heartbreaking at the same time....
I know, and people are saying you should have Prepped. Nobody prepares for flash flooding like this
It wasn't possible to prep for it much. The only prep was to have a house on high ground. Our house is 80ft above a creek. The creek is usually 6 inches deep and 6 feet wide.
That little creek swelled to 10ft deep and 50ft wide. All we could do was move our livestock up the hill.
This just breaks my heart that this happened. Amazing first hand account, thanks for sharing this. Prayers for you and your neighbors 🙏
Retired geographer here:
I am glad you crossed over to the other side when you did, and am sorry to see so much of your life's work destroyed.
* We cannot take the 100- 200- 1000-year-flood designations seriously anymore, because these were derived from sedimentary sampling and represent info from an era with a cooler climate and minimal human land use interventions, such as deforestation, farming, drainage-ditch construction.
* I have seen professionally copious convincing data that the atmosphere is warming due to the influx of CO2. As a consequence, much larger and more frequent storms and flooding are coming. It's inevitable, unfortunately.
* Furthermore, that valley doesn't have a floodplain, which indicates that the river is still in a down-cutting phase.
It is not a safe place for erecting river-side buildings, especially on the cut-bank side, where your house was. The outside curves are where erosion is always the worst.
* I don't know about the geologic stability in that valley and how expensive it would be to build a stable, well anchored house foundation a little ways up the hillside, nor how much of a landslide risk you'd face on the uphill if you cut too deeply and try to level off a house site.
* Before deciding whether to rebuild or not, I advise talking with impartial advisors on the advisability of rebuilding. Also, Google river erosion mechanics as well as slope erosions.
Finally, please work with FEMA and disregard the politics being played to turn folks against it. At least hear them out.
This is incredible footage. Thank you for sharing, and I'm so glad you are all safe. 🙏
🙏😭🙏😭🇺🇸 Dear Sir, I am so so sorry for all of your losses. I’m so sorry you have experienced this historic catastrophic heartbreaking disaster. I just returned yesterday from delivering supplies and volunteering in NC. I thought I was mentally, physically and emotionally depleted from seeing the destruction and devastation from an in person boots on the ground perspective….but this video was on a whole different level. Watching your video documentation of your loss, imagining I’m standing there seeing it with you in disbelief, rewinding the video several times to make sure I saw what I saw & didn’t see because it is just gone…..has left me even more humbled! This video is proof that all we have is our life and health. We should not get attached to things and stuff. The things and the stuff can be replaced. I’m at a complete loss for how to feel or react. Your ability to hold yourself together and remain composed while recording this video is absolutely amazing. We will all donate and help you rebuild. You are great at building things and using your hands. Again, I’m sorry you lost your lovely bridge, house and truck. I hope your goats are okay. Wishing you the absolute best. Sending good vibes, good energy, love, hugs and prayers. 🙏😭🙏💝🤗🇺🇸
So sorry. You are resilliant and strong. We are in California and support you. Will head to GoFundMe now. 🙏
I just donated. Possessions are just things, they can be replaced. Good luck.
Dang man I am so sorry to see this, I have been coming up 19W headed to Little Creek to visit a friend over the past year or so and I have watched your progress. I was just up there the other day but went in the back way but thought about your place there. So Sad!
Thank you so much. Once I am able, I will start all over again. Thanks!
From Buffalo, N.Y. My Fellow American, Im so, so sorry. There's not much more that I can say. GOD BLESS YOU. And living by late Erie with lake affect snowstorms of 5, 6 and 7 feet of snow I still say GOD BLESS YOU my FELLOW AMERICAN.
Thanks Buffalo 🙏🙏
I was born and raised in Buffalo(West Side) and now live in Burnsville, NC
Praying we get the aid, resources, and support we need
That bridge you built was a beautiful piece of work, you’re very talented! You’re young, life will get better, but please move to higher ground.. Mother Nature will always win & always pull surprises on us. Sorry for loss.
JP, thanks for sharing. So tragic for you and your property. Unbelievable what has happened to that part of the country. 🙏
Your craftsmanship is beautiful. Start over rebuild help other good people rebuild. God bless.
Donated. Everyone that watched this, click the link in the description above.
Thank you for this important and painful documentation Jay-Paul. History is being made every day by you and your fellow community members. ❤ Best of luck to all.
Can't believe how fast & turbulent it is! this video really shows the incredible POWER of these waters!!!
There are no words, I am so sorry for you. May God bless you somewhere down this road of trial and heartache
Just awestruck. Amazing video. Thanks for sharing.
I am so sorry for your loss. May God rebuild your home and possessions many times over.
Sorry for all your lost and all the suffering in these towns and animals and death. Local people are a true blessing .
From Rutherford county here, I still can't believe this happened. It's mind blowing
You’ve given a credible testimonial to the story of how unexpected and unreal this storm was. That is so important. My family just lost a (vacation) house near Burnsville and this helps me understand how it happened. I wish you the best going forward.
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister ✝️📿😇🙏🏻
So sorry Jay-Paul. Thank you for making and sharing your video.
Much respect and admiration how you kept your composure documenting this, thinking the water wouldn't rise that high, and then to find everything you worked so hard on is gone. With that attitude you will rebuild .. life rolls on. We can't move on looking back. All we can do is gain knowledge, and use it moving forward. God bless, and best wishes. I will donate.
Watching your bridge wash away broke my heart for you 😢
Seeing the guy cutting the hole in the roof scared me 😮 I hope I never have to be in a position to do that 😢
There are so many real time videos I can watch showing me the devastation. I am praying people get water, food, power, internet and to keep the people safe who can bring those supplies and help them get home safe. Amen
Thank you for documenting this and sharing. I dont have any words for your loss similar to you. Im privileged to see you document it.
I have been watching the weather channel and RUclips every day since last Thursday. Watching your Doc. leaves me speechless- 😢
Weather Channel didn't do justice to what really happened - like this video shows
Your composure is remarkable. I cannot imagine the emotions you felt. We are keeping all of you in our thoughts.