North Carolina, Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is impassable between Tennessee and North Carolina due to massive floods and a mudslide
Interstate 40 is impassable between Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond, because of catastrophic floods from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. A mudslide and flooding have shut down the route.
Interstate 40 partially collapses after catastrophic rains in North Carolina
A portion of a major interstate that connects western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was washed out during catastrophic flooding from Helene, with officials unsure when the highway will reopen.
‘Do not travel to North Carolina’: I-40 closed in East Tennessee and Western NC due to catastrophic flooding
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WSMV/ WBIR) - Interstate 40 Eastbound is closed to all traffic at Mile Marker 432 in Cocke County due to catastrophic flooding in Tennessee and North Carolina, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Part of I-40 going into North Carolina has washed away.
I-40 shut down from Cocke County into North Carolina for flooding, mudslides
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a mudslide shut down I-40 just outside of Asheville Friday afternoon. On the North Carolina side of I-40, NCDOT said both eastbound and westbound of I-40 is shut down at mile marker 15.
Catastrophic flooding closes I-40 in east Tennessee and western North Carolina
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports that I-40 is closed to all traffic due to catastrophic flooding in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Many western North Carolina roads closed due to flooding
Many roads in western North Carolina have been flooded and washed out by rising rivers due to heavy rain brought on by Hurricane Helene.
I-40 to remain closed in Western NC after flooding washed out portions of the interstate, NCDOT says
NCDOT said the Pigeon River raged Friday along I-40, creating dangerous conditions and causing mudslides in the gorge that caused major damage to the interstate.
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