Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 minutes ago
Hurricane Helene left a trail of devastation across the Appalachian region — this exclusive drone footage reveals the destruction, resilience, and recovery from above.
Footage was captured by Jordan Nelson of Nelson Aerial Productions over a two-week period following Hurricane Helene. Jordan drove more than 2,000 miles across the hardest-hit areas of South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, documenting the devastation while also assisting with search and rescue operations, property and welfare checks, and damage assessments.
This film offers a rare aerial perspective of communities struggling in the aftermath—moments of destruction, resilience, and recovery seen from above.
Communities featured include (but are not limited to):
Boone, NC · Fleetwood, NC · Old Fort, NC · Asheville, NC · Bat Cave/Chimney Rock, NC · Banner Elk, NC · Heaton, NC · Sugar Grove, NC · Spruce Pine, NC · Burnsville, NC · Bailey/Poplar, NC · Elk Mills/Poga, TN · Trade, TN · Erwin, TN · Damascus, VA
#HurricaneHelene #DroneFootage #NaturalDisaster #Appalachia #StormDamage #DisasterRelief #SearchAndRescue #AerialCinematography
Hurricane Helene left a trail of devastation across the Appalachian region — this exclusive drone footage reveals the destruction, resilience, and recovery from above.
Footage was captured by Jordan Nelson of Nelson Aerial Productions over a two-week period following Hurricane Helene. Jordan drove more than 2,000 miles across the hardest-hit areas of South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, documenting the devastation while also assisting with search and rescue operations, property and welfare checks, and damage assessments.
This film offers a rare aerial perspective of communities struggling in the aftermath—moments of destruction, resilience, and recovery seen from above.
Communities featured include (but are not limited to):
Boone, NC · Fleetwood, NC · Old Fort, NC · Asheville, NC · Bat Cave/Chimney Rock, NC · Banner Elk, NC · Heaton, NC · Sugar Grove, NC · Spruce Pine, NC · Burnsville, NC · Bailey/Poplar, NC · Elk Mills/Poga, TN · Trade, TN · Erwin, TN · Damascus, VA
#HurricaneHelene #DroneFootage #NaturalDisaster #Appalachia #StormDamage #DisasterRelief #SearchAndRescue #AerialCinematography
