Braad Conn, who lives in Gulf Shores with his wife, traveled to Mouth of Wilson, VA, which is about 120 miles southwest of Roanoke, to visit family. While they were there, Helene struck, causing unimaginable damage.
) - Almost a month ago, Hurricane Helene slammed into the big bend of Florida but ended up impacting millions of lives across seven states in the southeast.Brad Conn, who lives in Gulf Shores with his wife, traveled to Mouth of Wilson, VA, which is about 120 miles southwest of Roanoke, to visit family.His mother-in-law’s old home flooded. Furniture everywhere, drawers filled with water and mud and one year of remodeling, gone.
“It basically tracked its way straight towards us up through the Carolinas so the impact of Hurricane Helene were then felt on Friday, which is after the 10 inches of rain we already received,” Conn said. “I woke my wife up at about a quarter till six in the morning, I said, “we got to go to higher grounds.”
A photo showed the water from a nearby river rising to the home’s windows, causing it to flood and left extensive damage.He stressed that material things can be replaced, but lives cannot.“We are so much better off,” he said. “I mean, there’s people out there that are still missing people. Loved ones. We are very very fortunate.
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