"The fire ban will be in effect until further notice on both the Tennessee and North Carolina sides of the park ... started "by a downed power line." Map of where the wildfires in the Carolinas ...

Most of the action has ended west of the Mississippi River, but continues in parts of the South including sections of Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina ... See the full list here.

Before Hurricane Helene washed out a 4-mile stretch of I-40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee in late September ... the road to full restoration remains fraught with challenges.

Crossing the Tennessee line from North Carolina, a vista of the gorge opens ... "Make sure you have a full tank of gas, because you just want to be prepared for anything." While the emergency ...