NC Helene Disaster News from Governor Cooper, President Biden

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9. Why is the flooding in NC associated with hurricane Helene?

Wind and rain from Helene didn't get to NC until Friday PM. Western NC was already flooding by noon Thursday. (Got photos from friend in Black Rock.) The rains which caused that flooding had been ongoing since the previous Tuesday. The front which created the heavy rain was what is called "a predecessor event". That is the extent of its association with Helene.

It may not seem like much, but it is an example of how even non-critical aspects of history become distorted by mislabeled headlines. What percent of the world today believes that the flooding in NC happened because tropical storm Helene dumped all that rain on their mountains in the 3-4 hours it was actually there? The breaching of Waterville dam was coincidental to Helen's arrival but the water which built up to cause the breach was not.

Hey you, Media! Is it too much trouble to use the 10-15 words necessary to state a few facts or are you just lazy or stupid or both? If you can screw something this simple up, what chaos are you going to create on November 6th?