Not as thrilling as it used to be. I’ve been passed by semis with their brakes on fire many times, in years past. That grade is known collectively as “Black Mountain” although that’s really just the name of the town at the top. I-40 has been improved considerably since the early 80’s when the big sand barrier runaway truck ramps actually saw frequent use.
The mandatory evacuation order for thousands of McDowell County residents was
canceled after engineers deemed the Lake Tahoma dam safe Wednesday morning.
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – Officials in McDowell County announced that the Lake Tahoma dam has been deemed safe following an inspection by engineers, canceling the mandatory evacuation order for thousands of residents living south of the dam. Early Wednesday morning, the evacuation order was given following a landslide
near the dam from the remnants of Alberto moving through the region. McDowell County
Emergency Management issued the following statement just after 10 a.m.: