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EMA: Flooding Causes Landslide on Gatlinburg Bypass, Road Closures in Sevier County
Heavy rainfall caused flooding with 2 to 3 inches per hour, triggering a large landslide that closed the Gatlinburg Bypass and multiple Sevier County roads indefinitely.
- A large landslide shut down the nearly 4-mile Gatlinburg Bypass in Tennessee indefinitely on Saturday morning, September 27, 2025.
- A landslide took place after intense rainfall caused flooding, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood alert for Sevier County.
- Crews worked to assess the roadway and surrounding terrain stability while traffic was rerouted through downtown Gatlinburg, a tourist area with 14 million annual visitors.
- The National Park Service announced that the Gatlinburg Bypass remains shut indefinitely following a significant landslide caused by heavy rain, and no reopening date has been determined as of early weekend.
- Emergency officials continue to monitor conditions, including potential additional rainfall, while transportation authorities plan to restore the parkway, aiming for completion subject to weather delays.
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EMA: Flooding causes landslide on Gatlinburg Bypass, road closures in Sevier County
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Heavy rain and flooding in Sevier County has caused at least one landslide and multiple road closures, county officials shared. Just before noon, the Sevier County Emergency Management Agency shared that multiple roads were closed due to flooding. Those roads included Wiley Oakley Drive/Sunset Lane, Ridge Road at Compost Plant, and Burden Hill Road/Eastgate Road. One dead after head-on crash on Western Avenue i…
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