Turbo Tetterton found out Sunday night that people outside her storm-beaten neighborhood in Asheville, N.C., were reporting her missing after no one could reach her following Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through her mountain community.
Tetterton and several of her Asheville neighbors were using Wi-Fi from a hot spot trailer provided by county officials to help get residents back online. Some contacted friends and family for the first time in days. Others called out of work or tried to apply for federal aid.
Tetterton logged in and was inundated with messages like, “Hey, have you heard from this person? Hey, I haven’t heard from that person. Are they OK? Do they have power? Does she have water? Are you alive?” she recounted tearfully.
