One of nine houses belonging to the extended White family along Powerhouse Road in Glen Alpine was washed away by the flooding of the Catawba River below the Lake James dam as a result of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. The family said all nine houses were damaged or washed away along with a number of out buildings.
One of nine houses belonging to the extended White family along Powerhouse Road in Glen Alpine was washed away by the flooding of the Catawba River as a result of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
Several of the houses belonging to the extended White family along Powerhouse Road in Glen Alpine were washed away by the flooding of the Catawba River after Hurricane Helene hit on Sept. 27, 2024.
Jim Morgan gives a tour of the home he shared with his wife, Libby, until Hurricane Helene tore through Burke County and destroyed it. Jim built the house from the ground up about 50 years ago.
Spencer Stock shows a compilation of photos of his grandfather, Rom White, outside of a destroyed storage unit in Morganton. Rom White bought the property in 1948 and built White Cabin, later a community center. The cabin was demolished by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024.
Libby Morgan goes through a box of her mother’s letters on Oct. 1, 2024, three days after Hurricane Helene. Libby and her husband, Jim, reminisced over memories from items that survived the flooding.
Several of the houses belonging to the extended White family along Powerhouse Road in Glen Alpine were washed away by the flooding of the Catawba River after Hurricane Helene hit on Sept. 27, 2024.
Spencer Stock shows a compilation of photos of his grandfather, Rom White, outside of a destroyed storage unit in Morganton. Rom White bought the property in 1948 and built White Cabin, later a community center. The cabin was demolished by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024.
One of nine houses belonging to the extended White family along Powerhouse Road in Glen Alpine was washed away by the flooding of the Catawba River below the Lake James dam as a result of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. The family said all nine houses were damaged or washed away along with a number of out buildings.
One of nine houses belonging to the extended White family along Powerhouse Road in Glen Alpine was washed away by the flooding of the Catawba River as a result of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
Libby Morgan goes through a box of her mother’s letters on Oct. 1, 2024, three days after Hurricane Helene. Libby and her husband, Jim, reminisced over memories from items that survived the flooding.
