Interstate 40, North Carolina
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.
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.
Western North Carolina inundated by flooding
Western North Carolina has been essentially cut off because of landslides and flooding that forced the closure of Interstate 40 and other roads. Video shows sections of Asheville underwater.
‘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.
See photos, videos of flooding in Asheville, western North Carolina after Helene
The National Weather Service said Helene had cleared most of the Western North Carolina area by 11:21 a.m. Friday, but significant impacts including serious flooding were expected to continue into the weekend.
I-40 to remain closed in Western NC after flooding washed out portions of the interstate, NCDOT says
Interstate 40 was closed between Cocke County, Tennessee and the entirety of Western North Carolina after catastrophic flooding caused a mudslide and washed away a portion of the interstate Friday, according to the North Carolina Department of Transporation.
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 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.
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