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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper with FEMA and other emergency management officials in Western NC (Photo: governor.nc.gov)

“If you cannot reach your travel provider, you should consider them to be unavailable and delay your trip until you have confirmation they are open and ready to welcome visitors,” Visit North Carolina said. Several hotels and resorts in Asheville have temporarily closed after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc. 

Travel Weekly reports that state and local officials are strongly advising motorists to avoid travel in western North Carolina due to the continued risk of flash flooding, landslides, damaging debris flows, slope failures, riverine flooding and downed trees. Power and cell phone service outages are widespread.  

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which spans western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, is asking travelers to reschedule their trips because several roads, trails and areas are closed. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy urges hikers to avoid trips to the southern Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to central Virginia, as the states of North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia have declared a state of emergency.

Note: From Explore Asheville — “Communities across Western North Carolina, including Asheville and Buncombe County, are in recovery after strong storms, heavy rain and severe flooding devastated the area after Tropical Storm Helene swept through the region Sept. 27. The Explore Asheville team is safe and accounted for, and we are working with community leaders and hospitality partners to compile information for residents, workers and guests in Asheville and Buncombe County.” Read more about recovery efforts here.

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