For the past two decades, the Pigeon River has been Clyde's biggest enemy. Four major floods during that timeframe have destroyed homes and livelihoods, leaving longtime residents — many of whom have ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation and its contractors will be able to mine stone from Pisgah National Forest to help rebuild Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge in Western North ...

WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (AP ... Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed in late September as flooding in the Pigeon River gorge washed away over 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) of I-40 ...

Drive around the Pigeon River in Clyde and a few tents remain ... especially in an area as hard hit as Western North Carolina. FEMA, along with our state partners, is committed to helping ...

Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting in Hartford sustaining thousands of dollars worth of damage due to the flooding ... efforts in the Pigeon River and the North Carolina Department ...

At a county commission meeting last month, Joe Stanton, an assistant director with North Carolina ... the Pigeon River, Hominy Creek and Jonathan Creek. The Pigeon River will be the first to see ...

I go to the North Carolina beaches. So I think about the flooding and that we see homes ... stands on the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Pigeon River Gorge on Oct. 16, 2024.

but western North Carolina. All that water, whether directly from the storm or from runoff in the Great Smoky Mountains, caused record-breaking crests on waterways like the Pigeon River. The flooding ...

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene's heavy rains and flooding caused significant damage to the Pigeon River Gorge, washing away vital rafting infrastructure. This raised concerns about whether ...