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Great Smoky Mountains Newfound Gap Road Closes at 6 p.m. on November 12 for Snow: Up to 4 Inches Above 3,000 Feet, Advisory to 1 p.m. November 14

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · Weather · GSM News

Tennessee and North Carolina — Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that U.S. 441, the Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee, North Carolina, will close at 6 p.m. on November 12 due to expected winter weather.

A winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service covers elevations above 3,000 feet, in effect from 10 a.m. on November 13 through 1 p.m. on November 14.

Snow accumulations in the higher elevations could reach up to 4 inches, with higher amounts possible at the highest peaks.

Updated road closures and conditions are available on the park website and via the park's @GreatSmokyNPS account on X, the park said.

Source: National Park Service

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 图:大烟山国家公园新发现峡路雪景(2019年1月29日)。美国国家公园管理局供图,维基共享资源,公共领域。 / Photo: Newfound Gap Road covered in snow at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, January 29, 2019. NPS photo, Wikimedia Commons (public domain).

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