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Images taken by National Park Service crews assessing damage from Tropical Storm Helene along the Blue Ridge Parkway illustrate just how devastating the storm was.
Gooch Gap along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 336.5/NPS
Ferrin Tunnel, Milepost 401.3/NPS
An unspecified location along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina/NPS
Before and after shots of the Linville Falls Visitor Center/NPS
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What a tragedy. It breaks my heart. From those pictures and hearing what happened up there, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if reopening the parkway from Blowing rock to the southern end took years. It make me wonder just how devestating the economic impact will be.