In a following update to Facebook, nearly 3 hours later, Mathis said the dam had been "breached, but not catastrophic as of last report." "This news has bought us some time. The evacuation is ...

The town of Newport in East Tennessee was evacuated as the nearby Walters Dam was experiencing imminent failure, as remnants from Hurricane Helene flooded rivers and other bodies of water. Sept ...

Update (10:10 a.m.): According to the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Nolichucky River has now crested and the dam remains intact. Water is currently receding by approximately one foot per hour ...

The National Weather Service said a dam break was reported on the Nolichucky River below the Nolichucky Dam at around 11:35 ... severely damaging roads and bridges in the upper East Tennessee area.

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall, pushing the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Officials in East Tennessee communities were sharing updates over the weekend as the impacts and damage from Friday’s widespread flooding were assessed. Several ...

More than 50 people stranded on roof of East Tennessee hospital (WCYB - Erwin Police Chief Regan ... NFD said Elizabethton has indicated that a dam break has caused significant damage to a ...

Wildfires break out across East Tennessee, and rain in the forecast won't help stop them. Devarrick Turner, Knoxville News Sentinel. Updated Fri, November 17, 2023 at 5:19 PM UTC.