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From the NCDOT Oct 2:
DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
There are shortages of water, food, gas, power and
communications in western NC.
Access is limited to local and hurricane response
traffic.
You cannot get from North Carolina to TN via I-40
or I-26.
There may be closed roads not listed on
DriveNC.gov as many areas are not able to report at this time.
People evacuating the Asheville area can use I-40
east or I-26 east.
NCDOT Map: https://drivenc.gov/
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Conditions
are improving along the Highlands, Cashiers, Sapphire Valley corridor.
The
Cashiers Leaf Festival is a go for next week.
Resources:
Jackson
County, NC Emergency Management:
https://www.facebook.com/JacksonNCEM/
Sapphire Valley Community Together: https://www.facebook.com/groups/954631935571901
What’s Happening in Highlands NC: https://www.facebook.com/groups/213003379482839
Cashiers-Highlands Plateau Road Conditions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/plateauroadconditions
Sapphire
Valley Resort: 828-743-7667
Blue Ridge Safety:828-2119
Jackson County Sheriff: 828-586-4355
Highlands NC Police: 828-526-9431
Videos
Raw
aerial footage shows the destruction in Asheville and parts of western North
Carolina: https://youtu.be/iLlebC7vuJw?si=YXLB_8zKRxBs6OCB
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