Asheville resident finds refuge from Helene aftermath in Kansas City [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Thursday, Holly LeGros departed from Asheville, North Carolina, on a plane she described as being filled with crying passengers as they witnessed Hurricane Helene’s aftermath from the air.

Her destination was Kansas City, Missouri, where her daughter, Danielle LeGros, lives.

“I couldn’t stay in the conditions I was in,” Holly LeGros said. “My house was OK, but without running water and internet so I could work, and things like that, it was time to get me out.”

Holly LeGros said her artsy, mountainous neighborhood was mostly impacted by downed trees and power lines.

“We were trapped because of debris and power lines all down,” she said.

Holly LeGros said the storm unleashed upon her neighborhood for about four hours on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27.

“I’m from the Midwest, so I’ve lived through tornadoes and that, but you have to imagine a tornado that …