BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State's home football game against Liberty that was scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene, the school announced Friday.
The game will not be rescheduled. Friday's field hockey game against Bellarmine is also canceled.
Ticket holders will be contacted as soon as possible.
Helene brought torrential rain and wind to the North Carolina mountains. King Street in downtown Boone flooded with several inches of water rushing through the area near Depot Street. The water was seen running into several storefronts on King Street. A Resort Cams camera showed several vehicles passing through and around the floodwaters which are several inches deep.
WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich said it was the most rain he'd ever seen in Boone as the floodwaters rushed into several local businesses.
Helene's impacts have been felt across the Carolinas with over 1 million power outages and widespread flooding. Multiple flash flood emergencies were reported in the mountains, and a mandatory evacuation was ordered for residents near Mountain Island Lake in Mecklenburg County due to rising waters.
Over 1 million Duke Energy customers lost power early Friday. Panovich confirmed that South Carolina's power outages were the most in the country as the center of Helene reached the Upstate, pushing through areas near Clemson and Greenville.
