Weather News Reports

• Heavy Rains, Flash Flooding Lead to Interstate 40 Closure and Delays in Hillsborough

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 23 views
  • Jul 22, 2026 4:59pm
  Flash flooding from early morning rain developed on parts of Interstate 40 and Interstate 85 in Orange County on Thursday. Read More

• Learn how Interstate 40 is being rebuilt in North Carolina

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 38 views
  • May 21, 2026 01:51am
  Engineer Blake Soblesky explains how Interstate 40 is being rebuilt in North Carolina side after flooding from Hurricane Helene damaged the highway. Read More

• Rebuilding I-40 estimated to cost $1.3B, construction to continue until 2028, NCDOT says

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 35 views
  • Apr 25, 2026 1:52pm
  BEYOND. THANK YOU CHRIS. MORE THAN 11 MONTHS AGO, HURRICANE HELENE'S FLOODING IN THE PIGEON RIVER GORGE WASHED AWAY PARTS OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE INTERSTATE ... Read More

• Multiple deaths reported in Saturday crash on Interstate 40 in Johnson County

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 113 views
  • Oct 27, 2025 07:40am
  Multiple people died in a Saturday evening crash amid rainy conditions on Interstate 40 northwest of Russellville, according to Arkansas State Police. Read More

• Oklahoma troopers, ICE detain 120 illegal immigrants in three-day interstate enforcement sweep

  • In-120

  • source: Bing
  • 95 views
  • Oct 06, 2025 7:49pm
  ICE and Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested 120 illegal immigrants during a three-day operation targeting threats to public safety along I-40 in Oklahoma. Read More

• Stitt touts over 100 arrests of unauthorized migrants along I-40 in highway patrol, ICE operation

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 67 views
  • Sep 29, 2025 2:21pm
  Gov. Kevin Stitt is boasting about a recent immigration raid along western Oklahoma's I-40. The joint operation between the state highway patrol and federal immigration authorities has resulted in ... Read More

• Deadly crash shuts down part of I-40 East in Catawba County

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 103 views
  • Aug 01, 2025 8:01pm
  A driver has died after a crash unfolded on I-40 West in Catawba County Friday evening. NC State Highway Patrol said it happened around 7 p.m. in heavy rain conditions. Troopers said a 2024 Subaru ... Read More

• I-40 reopens between NC, TN after rockslide, flooding closure ahead of July 4 weekend

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 72 views
  • Jun 26, 2025 5:00pm
  Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge from Haywood County in North Carolina and Cocke County in Tennessee reopened Jun 27. After yet another weather-related closure, Interstate 40 at the ... Read More

• Rockslides and flooding close I-40 near Tennessee, North Carolina border

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 102 views
  • Jun 22, 2025 09:07am
  Interstate 40 in Pigeon River Gorge is closed for at least two weeks after at least four rockslides brought rocks and trees tumbling down. Read More

• Mudslides, flooding prompt closure of I-40 at Tennessee-North Carolina border

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 101 views
  • Jun 20, 2025 08:39am
  Interstate 40 has once again closed at the Tennessee / North Carolina border after flooding and mudslides stranded drivers on Wednesday night. Officials expect the road to be closed for at least 2 weeks ... Read More

• I-40 to be closed at least two weeks following flood, rockslide

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 87 views
  • Jun 20, 2025 08:08am
  A rockslide and flooding struck Interstate 40 when heavy rain pelted the Pigeon River Gorge on Wednesday, once again closing the interstate. Read More

• Rock slides, flooding shut down I-40 near North Carolina-Tennessee line

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 92 views
  • Jun 19, 2025 10:53am
  A rockslide and flooding caused part of Interstate 40 to be shut down near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line on Wednesday. Read More

• I-40 closed for weeks at Tennessee-North Carolina border after renewed flooding, mudslides

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 187 views
  • Jun 19, 2025 10:36am
  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 ... Read More

• Renewed flooding, mudslides prompt weeks-long closure of I-40 at Tennessee-North Carolina border

  • I-77

  • source: Bing
  • 108 views
  • Jun 19, 2025 10:36am
  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 ... Read More

• Interstate 40 closed at TN / NC line for rockslide and flooding - no reopening date has been set

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 72 views
  • Jun 19, 2025 07:38am
  Another I-40 rockslide means drivers must seek alternate routes in Cocke County. A reopening date has not been set. Read More

• Woman describes being stranded on I-40 in Cocke Co. for hours after flooding shut down interstate

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 139 views
  • Jun 18, 2025 6:35pm
  COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A rockslide shut down I-40 in Cocke County on Wednesday, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The rockslide and ensuing flooding trapped several people ... Read More

• Rockslide and flooding closes Interstate 40

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 216 views
  • Jun 18, 2025 5:37pm
  A rockslide and flooding on Interstate 40 in Cocke County closed the highway June 18, 2025. Provided By Tennessee Department Of Transportation A rockslide and flooding on Interstate 40 in Cocke ... Read More

• Northbound I-405 closed this weekend in Renton

  • I-405

  • source: Bing
  • 166 views
  • Jun 13, 2025 1:03pm
  Northbound Interstate 405 will be closed in both directions from Friday night on June 13, to the morning of Monday, June 16. Crews will do paving and install drainage crossings and noise wall panels, ... Read More

• I-40 West traffic shift delayed until next week after Friday storms, NCDOT spokesperson says

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 137 views
  • Jun 06, 2025 8:40pm
  FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. - Major roadwork is ahead in the Triad. NC DOT crews will be moving I-40W to another location. Expect delays as crews make way for the Eastern Beltway near the Union Cross Exit of ... Read More

• State takes next steps to rebuild I-40 in western NC after Hurricane Helene damage

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 93 views
  • Jun 04, 2025 1:42pm
  Right now, all traffic on I-40 in western North Carolina is traveling on two lanes after the other two lanes were washed out by flooding. Read More

• Strong storms possible Thursday

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 113 views
  • May 06, 2025 5:26pm
  On Thursday, the Storm Prediction Center has put a Marginal Risk (1 / 5) up on areas along Interstate 40 and south. Read More

• Victims identified in deadly I-40 pile-up crash near Williams

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 100 views
  • Mar 16, 2025 4:47pm
  The two people who were killed in a northern Arizona pile-up crash on March 13 during a snow storm have been identified. Read More

• Three dead after crash on I-40 near Williams amid snow storms

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 98 views
  • Mar 13, 2025 7:44pm
  Three people are dead after a crash on Interstate 40 near Williams amid snow storms in the high country. Officials say the incident happened at milepost 159, west of Williams, and involved multiple ... Read More

• 'Wrecker Rick' steps in to save dozens of people stranded on Interstate 40 during historic winter storms

  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 816 views
  • Mar 11, 2025 9:20pm
  Rick Murphy, better known as Wrecker Rick, helped dozens of drivers get out of the blizzard-like conditions in Ash Fork and Williams and he says helping others is really his passion. Read More

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