Hurricane Helene triggers deadly East Tennessee floods: What to know about the aftermath
TVA's system of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries has been tested by record flooding from Hurricane Helene, which drenched Western North Carolina and East Tennessee as a tropical storm , washing out interstate lanes and trapping residents as small streams in the Great Smoky Mountains suddenly became raging rivers.
Flooding caused the Nolichucky Dam near Greeneville in Greene County to withstand nearly twice the water flow of the iconic ...
Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted residents to leave the Newport area, roughly 60 miles west of Knoxville, in a ...
The authorities were evacuating people downstream from the Nolichucky Dam, warning that a breach could cause deadly flooding.
Here's a look at Tennessee and North Carolina communities affected by the storm, as captured by USA TODAY Network ...
More water than ever is hurtling through Douglas Dam as TVA sends Helene's aftermath down through the Tennessee River.
Despite the highest water levels the Nolichucky Dam had ever experienced, it stood firm during Hurricane Helene and is ...
A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall.
Emergency officials issued an immediate evacuation order for Newport, Tenn., on Friday as a dam suffered catastrophic failure ...
The swollen Nolichucky River sweeps over a dam in eastern Tennessee after 1-2 feet of rain fell in the nearby mountains.
East Tennessee faces flood threats with evacuations in progress as the National Weather Service extends flood warnings.
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