Hurricane Helene swept across five states leaving debris and devastation in its trail. The massive storm made landfall at a category 4 hammering, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia leaving many stranded unable to get to loved ones. While most people are trying to find the safest way to get back to homes they were forced to abandon for safety, some had other reasons to travel.
David Jones from South Carolina had a wedding to attend in Tennessee– his daughter’s . Hurricane Helene almost made it impossible for the dedicated dad to be their for his daughter’s big day but he refused to accept that he would miss walking his daughter down the aisle.
The drive from where Jones lives in South Carolina to his daughter’s wedding venue in Tennessee is only a two hour drive on a normal day. But it was anything but normal after a multi-state hurricane left roads impassable and others completely wiped off the map.
Jones set out on what should’ve been a short road trip the night before his daughter’s wedding, which was scheduled for 11 AM but detours on Interstate 26 extended his drive time. It took the man seven hours to reach the Tennessee border where a state trooper informed him that he couldn’t drive any further due to the damage left by the storm.