The infrastructure that was built in the aftermath includes the Pandemic Recovery Office (NCPRO) and the NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR). There were a lot of early challenges and lessons learned. It's now time to put all those lessons to work in the West. #HurricaneHelene#ncpol

A disaster recovery infrastructure that was in place in 1999 when Hurricane Floyd hit NC was gutted by the NCGA in 2014. That meant that when Hurricane Matthew hit us in 2016, we had to build an infrastructure in the middle of a recovery. #ncpol#NCEM#NCORR#HurricaneHelene

That is now 3 generational storms that have hit NC in less than a decade - Hurricanes Matthew, Florence, and now Helene. #ncpol#HurricaneHelene#NCEM#NCORR

I chair the Housing Recovery Support Function of the NC State Disaster Recovery Taskforce. We meet later this week to coordinate amongst agencies as we begin to plan for longterm recovery. We don't understand the full impact, but recovery will be long. #ncpol#NCEM#NCORR#HurricaneHelene

We are still in active rescue mode in NC after Hurricane Helene. The loss of both cell phone coverage as well as access to most of the roads out West is making rescue efforts particularly difficult. #ncpol#HurricaneHelene#NCEM#NCORR

Kevin Coulter: There are going to be thousands of students in western North Carolina that need new schools. Will our state funded private school step up? No. However, our public schools will step up just like they did with Hurricane Katrina. Public dollars for public schools. #nced#ncpol

Someone must have showed him my sick burns on Bluesky.

This disaster is ongoing in Western NC, and by all accounts devastating. The impacts to communities will be long-lasting. #ncpol#HurricaneHelene#NCEM#NCORRwww.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

Helene in North Carolina live updates: 'Active natural disaster' to last for days, avoid travel, officials say

Helene brought heavy rain and strong winds to North Carolina overnight and into Friday morning after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida. Follow along for live updates.

This is the view of US 74 from I-40 looking towards the Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge #Asheville#HurricaneHelene#ncpol#NCEM

From NCDOT: 🚨All roads in Western NC should be considered closed🚨 #HurricaneHelene#ncpol#LakeLure#NCDOT#NCEM