Parts of Watauga County are without power and water for more than four days after Hurricane Helene left behind widespread damage. Residents are under a boil water advisory and a 7pm curfew for safety. Emergency crews are still working to rescue people in the western part of the county. Some roads are not solid enough to handle big trucks to deliver supplies. “In the mountains, you don’t expect for something like this to happen so quickly and so strongly,” Alicia Chapman, who has lived in Boone 27 years said. “We’re used to pretty significant weather events, but this came so quickly so, even if you get extra water and prepare don’t think anyone has experienced something to this extent.” Chapman says she hasn’t had water or power since Friday. She visited First Baptist Church on King Street where volunteers served her first hot meal in four days. North Carolina Emergency Management provides the food. Baptists on a Mission from Cary, NC cook it and dish it out or even deliver it. So far, Team Leader Terry Barnes says the organization has served thousands of people and they plan to stay in the area until conditions improve. “If you’ve gone for two or three days on cheese, crackers and bottled water, you’re not getting the real nutrition you need,” Barnes said. “Something about a plate of hot food gives hope.” The organization is also on the ground in some of the hardest hit areas of western Watauga County. “Down at Perkinsville, We have people who are coming in to help people get trees off of their houses, and we and put tarps on the roof to try to minimize damage,” Barnes said. At App State University, the campus is closed with the exception of the Holmes Convocation Center where officials set up an emergency shelter. Yellow caution tape is wrapped around a park where our crews found the aftermath of flooding. “There’s places that look like nearly unrecognizable, and then other places look like they weren’t even touched at all,” Saije Inman, App State Senior said. “Seeing people evacuated by boats in the Walmart area around here and worrying about people, having no idea where they were or who’s being affected it’s very nerve wrecking.” Emergency management officials say they can’t fully assess damage because some towns are still inaccessible by vehicle. Emergency management officials, town leaders and university leaders are hosting a press conference to talk about disaster relief Tuesday afternoon.