My experience with Hurricane Helene was unique because I was up in Boone the weekend of the Hurricane. My boyfriend goes to App State and I was up visiting him the weekend of the hurricane. I was unaware of how bad the hurricane was going to hit Boone. I had to stay an extra night for my safety. I was scared to drive back to Raleigh because the storm had just hit Boone very badly. My boyfriend was showing me pictures and videos of houses getting destroyed, cars sliding into each other because of landslides and excessive water, and telephone poles and trees falling because of high-speed winds. He even lost power multiple times. It was very scary seeing the impact firsthand and the damage the hurricane did. So much destruction was caused in Boone and they are just now, seeing houses be restored.