Weather News Reports

• I-40 ramp closures planned at Old Fort

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Aug 23, 2026 03:00am
  OLD FORT, N.C. ( 828newsNOW) - Motorists traveling Interstate 40 through Old Fort should expect temporary ramp closures Sunday evening as crews continue paving and striping work on Old Fort Mountain. Read More

• Torrential rain opens 12-foot hole beneath North Carolina highway as flash floods hit Helene recovery zone

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 39 views
  • May 31, 2026 8:00pm
  The damage was especially severe in Henderson County. Read More

• Roads latest: Brine truck overturns on I-40 in Durham, most major routes still slick with ice

  • North Carolina
  • Raleigh
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 63 views
  • Jan 26, 2026 06:30am
  Many people stayed off the roads Sunday as sleet and freezing rain fell. Although the winter storm is over Monday morning, roads across central North Carolina remain covered in ice, and more crashes ... Read More

• Brine truck crashes, overturns on I-40 in Durham amid icy road conditions across Triangle

  • North Carolina
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 94 views
  • Jan 26, 2026 02:35am
  A winter storm that made its way across central North Carolina over the weekend is set to cause further complications for drivers heading out for their morning commute on ... Read More

• NCDOT on high alert for traffic issues during winter storm

  • North Carolina
  • Morganton
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 88 views
  • Jan 22, 2026 1:37pm
  Crews are applying salt to roads across Burke and Catawba counties to prevent ice build-up this weekend as preparations ramp up ahead of possible winter weather in the Carolinas. Read More

• Catawba County Crash In Heavy Rain Results In Death Of Driver

  • North Carolina
  • Claremont
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 84 views
  • Aug 02, 2025 01:44am
  A Swain County woman was killed in a crash in Catawba County. The deceased is 22-year-old Gabriella Elise Cruz of Bryson City. On Friday (August 1) at approximately 7:00 ... Read More

• Causeway along I-40 'functionally complete' as part of $1B Helene repairs, NCDOT says

  • North Carolina
  • Statesville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 82 views
  • Jul 22, 2025 09:57am
  Video from the North Carolina Department of Transportation shows the completed causeway for repairs from Tropical Storm Helene. Steep cliffs. Slow-paced, one lane traffic. Sprawling views of the ... Read More

• I-40 / 85 closed in Alamance County due to flooding from Chantal

  • North Carolina
  • Alamance
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 88 views
  • Jul 07, 2025 03:55am
  Interstate 40 / 85 is closed in both directions in Alamance County just west of the Orange County line because of flooding and may not reopen until mid-week, according to the N.C. Department of ... Read More

• Latest: Dozens forced out of homes, roads closed across multiple counties

  • North Carolina
  • Alamance
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 92 views
  • Jul 07, 2025 03:23am
  Live upates after Tropical Depression Chantal dropped heavy rain in central North Carolina late ... including part of Interstate 40 / Interstate 85 in Orange County at Exit 152 for Trollingwood Road, ... Read More

• Flooding shuts down I-40 in western North Carolina again - MSN

  • North Carolina
  • West Highlands
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 105 views
  • Jun 19, 2025 08:50am
  The official detour takes drivers heading east on I-40 up Interstate 26 at Asheville, North Carolina, to Johnson City, Tennessee, and then south down Interstate 81 back to I-40. Read More

• I-40 shut down along Tennessee-North Carolina due to flooding, landslide

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-26

  • source: Bing
  • 115 views
  • Jun 18, 2025 6:45pm
  A landslide and flash flooding forced the closure of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, halting traffic between Cosby, TN, and Clyde, NC. The I-40 closure, near Mile Marker ... Read More

• Flooding again closes Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge | Raleigh News & Observer

  • North Carolina
  • Haw River
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 86 views
  • Jun 18, 2025 02:14am
  Interstate 40 is closed again through the Pigeon River Gorge near the Tennessee state line, ... Westbound traffic in North Carolina can go only as far as Exit 20, U.S. 276, ... Read More

• 1 storm, 1,400 closures: Rebuilding roads after a devastating hurricane

  • North Carolina
  • Bat Cave

  • source: Bing
  • 61 views
  • May 30, 2025 5:01pm
  For months, Interstate 40 in western North Carolina was cut off following the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Read More

• Passengerkilled inaccident

  • North Carolina
  • Newton Grove
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 73 views
  • May 04, 2025 1:21pm
  An unrestrained front seat passenger was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday night on Suttontown Road, some eight miles southwest of Newton Grove. Read More

• Wilmington received more snow this winter than Asheville or Charlotte. Here's why.

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 92 views
  • Mar 16, 2025 03:06am
  But recently one could be forgiven wondering if Mother Nature has confused the two Tar Heel State cities linked by Interstate 40. According ... reaching western North Carolina during these years," he ... Read More

• Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold

  • North Carolina
  • Raleigh
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 94 views
  • Feb 20, 2025 07:31am
  Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate highway involving more than 50 vehicles, as officials continued to ask ... Read More

• Interstate 40 crash that killed Triad driver during snowstorm involved 50 cars

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 89 views
  • Feb 20, 2025 03:52am
  It's a mess out there from the Sandhills to the eastern stretches of the CBS 17 viewing area, causing dozens of wrecks along major and secondary roads. Read More

• Stretch of I-40 that collapsed during Helene to reopen

  • North Carolina
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 67 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 4:57pm
  A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene's historic flooding will reopen to traffic by March 1, Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday while visiting the ... Read More

• Stretch of North Carolina interstate that collapsed during Helene to reopen next month

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 89 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 1:31pm
  A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene's historic flooding will reopen to traffic on March 1, Gov. Josh Stein announced ... Read More

• Cal-Maine Foods acquires feed miller Deal-Rite Feeds

  • North Carolina
  • Statesville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 112 views
  • Feb 04, 2025 08:23am
  Cal-Maine Foods has acquired feed mill company Deal-Rite Feeds, Inc. The acquisition includes two feed mills, storage facilities, usable grain, vehicles, equipment and its retail feed sales business ... Read More

• Helene in Western North Carolina: Everything you need to know from help to recovery efforts

  • North Carolina
  • Swannanoa
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 92 views
  • Jan 21, 2025 4:00pm
  Since Tropical Storm Helene tore through Western North Carolina on Sept. 27, leaving behind wreckage, flooding, widespread power and water outages and devastation, the Citizen Times has been providing ... Read More

• Meteorologist: Temperatures to drop next week in Marion area, chance of snow uncertain

  • North Carolina
  • Marion
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 116 views
  • Jan 16, 2025 03:19am
  A cold front is expected in North Carolina next week ... night or early Saturday morning along the Interstate 40 corridor, including Marion, Morganton, Hickory and Statesville, Horne said. '?It's going ... Read More

• Meteorologist: Temperatures to drop in Morganton area next week, chance of snow uncertain

  • North Carolina
  • Morganton
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 119 views
  • Jan 15, 2025 10:15pm
  A cold front is expected in North Carolina next week ... night or early Saturday morning along the Interstate 40 corridor, including Marion, Morganton, Hickory and Statesville, Horne said. Read More

• Western NC road conditions: See status of snow and ice in Buncombe, Henderson, more

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 98 views
  • Jan 11, 2025 11:24am
  Traffic cameras and information from the N.C. Department of Transportation shows how much snow and ice remain on major roadways as of Jan. 11. Read More

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