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Helene ruins fall leaf-peeping season for most of western North Carolina

Summary by Fox Weather

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Many popular leaf-peeping spots in Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway won’t be open this fall after Hurricane Helene's historic flooding washed out roads and closed parkways.The fall foliage peaks in western North Carolina and Tennessee between late October and early November. Businesses and communities in these regions rely on tourism dollars from visitors hoping to spot the fall colors.FALL FOLIAGE …

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