Western North Carolina farmers on long road to recovery after Tropical Depression Fred
Story Date: 10/8/2021

  Source: Travis Long, NEWS & OBSERVER, 10/7/21

Local farmers are cleaning up the mess made by Tropical Depression Fred more than a month in its wake. Fred drenched Western North Carolina Aug. 18, with rain resulting in floods and the region being declared a federal disaster. The amount of rainfall varied across the region, but the devastating storm caused rivers to rise in a short time, wreaking havoc across the area. “We’ve definitely never seen the water that high,” said Aaron Grier, owner of Gaining Ground farm in Leicester.

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