Due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said North Carolina’s mountain areas would likely not be ready for visitors until after the fall foliage season.

Boone officials are welcoming visitors back for the fall season. But the area is still cleaning up after the storm, so there a few things you’ll want to know.

But this image from the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Boone shows that while ... Our fall foliage will peak in Central NC in just a few weeks, and our weather lately ...