TIMELINE: What happened when Helene hit East Tennessee?
Thursday, March 27 will mark six months to the day since Hurricane Helene made landfall, moving through East Tennessee and causing unprecedented destruction and taking several lives.
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I-40 reopening at the Pigeon River Gorge: What Tennessee drivers should know amid restoration
Five months after Interstate 40 partially collapsed into the Pigeon River in North Carolina, the highway is reopening March 1. Drivers will once again be able to travel freely from Tennessee ...
Hurricane Helene claimed nearly 250 lives, including 18 in Tennessee, report says
The Pigeon River in Newport went six-feet higher than the previous recorded crest, something that stood for over 120 years.
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NS installs replacement bridge spans on hurricane-damaged route in Tennessee
In a major step toward reopening the west end of its hurricane-damaged AS Line in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Norfolk Southern has completed the installation of new bridge spans for its bridge ...
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Five months later, NC to Tennessee connection is open, with limits
For the first time since Hurricane Helene in late September, drivers can travel on Interstate 40 from North Carolina to Tennessee. The highway at Pigeon River Gorge was washed out in the storm ...