Most Of Parkway Remains Closed For NC and VA
Most of parkway remains closed for NC and VA. Now the NC mountains are under another Winter Weather Advisory tonight and thru Saturday morning. Another round of cold rain, freezing rain and sleet is on the way. There is a possibility of an accumulation of one or two tenths of an inch of accumulating ice plus sleet on top of the ice. This is the second round of winter weather for the NC mountains. The Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed in several
areas due to the last winter weather from last week. Staff has been working hard to clean up from downed trees, limbs and road damage.
Another Winter Weather Advisory For Parkway
Both North Carolina and Virginia has large sections of the parkway closed. Now with this next storm bring freezing rain and sleet the parkway will probably remain closed for a length of time. Last week in VA an area between Roanoke and Mabry Mill was closed due to the ice storm, high winds and storm damage. In NC there is an area closed between Courthouse Valley Overlook and the Great Smoky Mountains.
After the recent winter weather the Tanbark Tunnel (at Mile Post 374) sustained damage by falling rock after a steel netting broke loose during a rock slide. The park service just released news that the damage has been repaired. On their twitter feed the park service reported “A Good News, Bad News Post… The good news first, repairs to Tanbark Tunnel (MP374) are complete. The falling rock in the tunnel was removed and the steel netting anchored back in-place. The bad news is that stretch of Parkway is still closed due to icy weather and downed trees.”
Here is the latest Winter Weather Advisory for Nov. 23, 2018…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY…* WHAT…A wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, and sleet will
develop this evening. The precipitation will transition to rain
and freezing rain then just rain overnight. Upwards of one or
two tenths of an inch of ice accumulation and a coating of sleet
may occur.* WHERE…The North Carolina counties along the Blue Ridge
escarpment from Avery and Caldwell south to Transylvania,
Henderson, and Polk.* WHEN…This evening through early Saturday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on slippery road conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery
roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.Please report snow and ice accumulations by calling the National
Weather Service toll free at…1…800…2 6 7…8 1 0 1. Leave a
message with your observation and the specific location where it
occurred. You can also post your report to National Weather
Service Greenville Spartanburg Facebook or tweet your report
using hashtag nwsgsp.Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of
weather information for the latest updates. Additional details
can be found at www.weather.gov/gsp.
The current Blue Ridge Parkway real-time open/close road map show that most of the parkway in Virginia is closed as well as most of the parkway in NC. There is a short span open just south of Asheville. But with this latest winter weather tonight that section may close as well.
This guy was lucky! Iced over trees give this section of the Blue Ridge Parkway a winter wonderland appearance but the road was clear for travel. This doesn’t happen too often! Enjoy…
