Jim Morgan, 81, describes the flood damage to his home in Morganton following Hurricane Helene. Morgan designed, modeled, and built his home when he was 32 years old, finishing within 10 months.
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.
Suitcases, clothing, and family albums lay out to dry outside the White family’s shed in Morganton. Important documents, heirlooms, and other personal belongings were destroyed in the flooding despite residents’ attempts to store them on higher ground.
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.
Cindy White looks at the remains of her family’s Morganton home. White and her husband, Keith White, had only only finished the property months before floodwaters left it in shambles.
An American flag and debris hang from the branch of a tree outside Jim and Libby Morgan’s home. Flood water from Lake James and the nearby river rose up to the second story of their home during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27.
The remains of White Cabin in Morganton. This is the second time that the property had been destroyed by flood waters; previously being rebuilt after flooding from Hurricane Frances in 2004.
The roof of the White Family Cabin rests along the Morgan Family driveway in Morganton. The cabin — which served as a community center — was destroyed in the floods following Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27.
Jim Morgan, 81, describes the flood damage to his home in Morganton following Hurricane Helene. Morgan designed, modeled, and built his home when he was 32 years old, finishing within 10 months.
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.
Suitcases, clothing, and family albums lay out to dry outside the White family’s shed in Morganton. Important documents, heirlooms, and other personal belongings were destroyed in the flooding despite residents’ attempts to store them on higher ground.
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.
Cindy White looks at the remains of her family’s Morganton home. White and her husband, Keith White, had only only finished the property months before floodwaters left it in shambles.
An American flag and debris hang from the branch of a tree outside Jim and Libby Morgan’s home. Flood water from Lake James and the nearby river rose up to the second story of their home during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27.
The remains of White Cabin in Morganton. This is the second time that the property had been destroyed by flood waters; previously being rebuilt after flooding from Hurricane Frances in 2004.
The roof of the White Family Cabin rests along the Morgan Family driveway in Morganton. The cabin — which served as a community center — was destroyed in the floods following Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27.
