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Pisgah National Forest will remain closed until accurate assessments of damage can be made, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Administrative offices remain closed as well.
The worst damage is north and west of Asheville, in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina and Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, Tate said. Hurricane Helene has thwarted the ambitions of an ...
Chimney Rock was one of the most severely damaged of all the towns by Hurricane Helene. National Weather Service data indicated that over 19 inches of rain fell in areas upstream and to the west of Chimney Rock, leading to devastating floodwaters that destroyed half of the village according to rescue crew, including half of the businesses on ...
Parts of the Pisgah National Forest reopened Oct. 18 although debris and fallen-tree cleanup continues after Tropical Storm Helene.
Pisgah and Nantahala national forests withstood Helene's wrath for the most part and have reopened gradually as crews work to clear debris and repair roads and trails, The Citizen Times reported.
The Pisgah National Forest was established in 1916, one of the first national forests in the eastern United States. The new preserve included approximately 86,700 acres (35,100 ha) that had been part of the Biltmore Estate, but were sold to the federal government in 1914 by Edith Vanderbilt.
Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people throughout the Southeast after it made landfall in Florida on Thursday as a Category 4 storm. ... who lives near Pisgah National Forest outside ...
The falls is usually accessed by a hike starting in Gorges State Park which passes through Pisgah National Forest property. Turtleback Falls is a popular place for swimming and people frequently slide over the falls into the Chug Hole during low water; however, the currents can be dangerous in higher flows and people have drowned at Turtleback ...