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Following the tragic flooding at a Texas summer camp, Tennessee camp directors are implementing enhanced safety protocols.
Crews on Friday reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after ...
I-40 near the Tennessee/North Carolina state line is expected to reopen on or before July 3, Nagi said. TDOT crews are working to get the highway reopened "as quickly as possible," Nagi said.
Road crews are hard at work along the Tennessee and North Carolina border to remove debris on Interstate 40 after heavy rain caused flash flooding and mudslides on Wednesday evening, months after ...
Owner of hiker hostel in Cocke County recounts surprising flash flood by: Dominic Webster Posted: Jun 20, 2025 / 12:08 PM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 12:08 PM EDT ...
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — Traffic on Interstate 40 in Cocke County is being diverted due to flooding and a possible rockslide, the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced. It remains closed as ...
I-40 in Cocke County is closed due to flooding and a rockslide. TDOT crews are working on solutions, advising drivers to use alternate routes and avoid the area.
Flash flooding and mudslides have struck East Tennessee communities still rebuilding from Hurricane Helene, closing I-40 again. The Stealth Bombers Have Begun Returning From Iran To U.S. Airbase ...
State “We had to climb on the roof”: Flooding shuts down I-40 at NC-Tennessee border A rockslide and flooding has shut down the interstate at the North Carolina-Tennessee state line.
Flooding, rockslide closes I-40 near Tennessee-North Carolina state line by: Matt Hollingsworth, Gregory Raucoules Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 04:18 PM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 08:48 AM EDT ...
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation is hard at work responding to what’s estimated to be half a million dollars worth of damage on I-40 near the North Carolina ...
A detour route is open from I-81 to I-26 or I-81 to I-77, TDOT said. Officials with TDOT said the National Weather Service reported between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain in three hours on Wednesday.