On February 14, 1986, Michael Kline interviewed Helen Sites in Tucker County, West Virginia, for the Tucker County Flood Audio Recordings project. Sites recounts her upbringing in a large family of fourteen children on a farm in Brushy Run, Wingo, where her father, Guy Auville, also ran a store and post office. She describes her experiences during the November 4, 1985, flood, detailing the days of continuous rain leading up to the disaster and the harrowing moments when rising water forced her and her friend Helen Wooddale to seek shelter in a nearby barn. Sites vividly portrays the devastation as the flood destroyed homes, including her own and Wooddale’s trailer, and swept away properties and roads. Sites reflects on the emotional aftermath, including sleepless nights and the haunting sounds of water and debris that stayed with her. She shares her thoughts on the changes in the community's sense of unity immediately after the flood and laments how some of that solidarity has faded over time. She also discusses the challenges faced with FEMA and local recovery efforts, highlighting issues of unequal treatment and bureaucratic obstacles in securing a trailer and essential utilities. Sites’ account includes poignant observations on loss, resilience, and the difficulty of returning to a place so altered by disaster.