Pawpaw Holler Home

The major roads through the Great Smoky Mountains have re-opened including 441, Little River, Laurel Road, Cades Cove Loop and Cosby Road. Please use caution and watch for ice, especially on 441.

Roads that are still closed:

• Foothills Parkway East
• Old NC-284 between Big Creek and Cataloochee
• Cherokee Orchard Road above Twin Creeks Science Center
• Cataloochee Entrance Road
• Greenbrier Road past the Ranger Station

For updated road conditions in the Park, call (865) 436-1200 and press 2.

The snow has not melted much as you can see, even the trees are still covered and  it’s supposed to be cold and sunny tomorrow so the snow will hang around a few days. With the major roads open, this is great time to see the Smokies in the snow.

Denese

It snowed all day in the Smokies.

We have 2 inches here, more in the upper elevations.

Road Closings

Most of the roads in the Great Smoky Mountains are closed as of this evening, including:

• US-441 (Newfound Gap Road
• Foothills Parkway East
• Old NC-284 between Big Creek and Cataloochee Cherokee Orchard Road above Twin Creeks Science Center
• Cosby Road
• Laurel Creek Road at the Y
• Little River Road
• Cades Cove Loop Road
• Wears Cove Road

For updated road conditions in the Park, call (865) 436-1200 and press 2.

School Closings

No school tomorrow for Sevier and Cocke County schools.

East TN Weather Cancellations

It stopped snowing just before sunset…

Denese

It just barely got above freezing yesterday so the snow didn’t melt much, as you can see. It’s 16 degrees and breezy here in the holler and wind chills in the Great Smokies are -10  to 0 degrees this morning.

Weather Smoky Mountains  TN

There are some roads that are closed in the Park this morning.

GSMNP Temporary Road and Facilities Closures

If you’re heading this way, you might want to call for updated conditions, (865) 436-1200. Once you hear a voice, dial extension 631 for road information or extension 630 for a weather forecast.

I’d wait ’til it warms up some.

Snow Flowers!

Denese

What a difference a day makes! This was yesterday:

This is today:

We only have a couple inches and the sun is coming out but there is more snow in the forecast today for the Smoky Mountains .

No word on road closures in the Park, yet.

GSMNP Temporary Road and Facilities Closures

To check for updated road conditions call (865) 436-1200. Once you hear a voice, dial extension 631 for road information or extension 630 for a weather forecast.

Denese

The Foothills Parkway is an unfinished National Parkway that was started in the 1940’s, when completed it will offer unobstructed views of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Currently, construction is being done on a section up and beyond the Pawpaw Holler and we hiked up there Sunday. If you’d like to see some pictures of the progress on the Parkway and views of the Smokies from up there, I’ve added a gallery to my Townsend/Great Smoky Mountains page.

Foothills Parkway Pictures

Denese

If your planning a trip to the Smoky Mountains you might want to wait a day or so, most of the roads are still closed.

GSMNP Temporary Road and Facilities Closures

Some of them that were closed yesterday aren’t on the list but it has been snowing all morning and we have just had a Winter Storm Warning issued.

Blount Smoky Mountains Winter Storm Warning

To check for updated road conditions call (865) 436-1200. Once you hear a voice, dial extension 631 for road information or extension 630 for a weather forecast.

All the snow will make a nice backdrop for the Winter Heritage Festival that starts tomorrow.

Townsend Winter Heritage Festival

Denese

It snowed again!

The roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed this morning.

GSMNP Temporary Road and Facilities Closures

They may have some of them open by this afternoon but they’ll probably be closed again.

Blount Smoky Mountains Winter Storm Watch/Winter Weather Advisory

They are predicting up to a foot of snow in the higher elevations but you never know around here, we may not get a thing.

More closings for today.

East TN Delays and Cancellations

Denese

Another snow day! We got another inch of snow last night and it’s 11 degrees this morning.

As a result of more snow and falling temperatures, most East TN schools remain closed.

Tennessee K-12 Closings

East TN: Snow dusts area making roads slick and closing schools

If your thinking of a trip to the moutains today, be advised that Dollywood is still closed and most major roads in the Great Smoky Mountains are still closed.

Most Park roads closed

For updated road and weather information in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, call (865) 436-1200. Once you hear a voice, dial extension 631 for road information or extension 630 for a weather forecast.

So much for signs of spring!

Denese

All of East Tennessee had a snow day today! All the school systems, several colleges, private schools, some businesses, roads, government offices and even Dollywood were closed.

Icy Roads Cause School Closures

White Knuckle Driving Awaits Motorists

Most Roads in Smokies Closed

Maybe another one tomorrow, it’s snowing again. Lacy went out this afternoon. He says Wears Valley Rd. is fine but the back roads are still real slick outside of Townsend.

Closings for tomorrow, so far:

Volunteer TV SnoGo Closings

We made snow-cream this afternoon…yum!

Denese

Have you or anyone you know had the stomach flu lately? It might not be the flu!

A couple weeks ago, my 7 year old son, Daniel, came down with what we thought was a stomach virus, two days after a family get-together. He had stomach cramps, fever and the runs.
It took him a week to get over it!

Last night I found out there has been a Salmonella outbreak in 42 states, since October!

Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, CDC says

The symptoms are exactly what Daniel had.

I thought I’d pass this on in case you’re like us and haven’t heard about it from your local news.

HT to SGPolitics on Twitter.

Denese