"We were expecting some flash flooding, per usual, when we have more severe storms. None of us were prepared—mentally or otherwise—for the amount of destruction and catastrophic flooding that was going to happen."
"My fear was the trees cracking all around me. Hard rain was coming down in curtains, and I could see the trees that were still standing blowing pretty hard... I realized this was pretty intense."
"Daylight exposed the extent of the damage (now estimated at around $50 billion) to UNC Asheville, the surrounding community and much of western North Carolina."
"As a result of the destruction, the university lost access to clean water and sent all its nearly 3,000 students home, including the 46 percent of them who live in on-campus housing."
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