I-40 shut down from Cocke County into North Carolina
I-40 shut down from Cocke County into North Carolina after flooding, mudslides
Flooding and mudslides shut down around 30 miles of I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina on Friday.The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a mudslide shut down I-40 just outside of Asheville Friday afternoon.
‘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.
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“The resilience of our community, the resilience of our people. We have been knocked down before, we rose up before. And we’re going to rise up from this, stronger than we’ve ever been. There’s a saying “mountain strong” and that’s exactly what we are. We are a hardy people, and we will rise up from this,” Mathis said.
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.
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