Drone footage shows devastation of Blue Ridge Parkway after Helene

The Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed throughout North Carolina.

Tropical Storm Helene crossed eastern Tennessee and North Carolina on September 27, bringing heavy rain, high winds and flash flooding to the region. This deadly combination led to 125 weather-related deaths in North Carolina and a death toll of 17 in East Tennessee.

Is the Blue Ridge Parkway open?

The promenade continues to gradually open in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.

America’s preferred highway runs through most of Virginia, from Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park to mile marker 200.1, about 17 miles from the North Carolina state line.

Where is the Blue Ridge Parkway closed?

The parkway is closed from Sunbelt/Autumnview Road in Virginia (milepost 200.1) through Great Smoky Mountains National Park (milepost 469).

The road is closed to all motorized vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.

There is no timeline from the Park Service on when this segment of America’s favorite highway might reopen.