Here's a look at Tennessee and North Carolina communities affected by the storm, as captured by USA TODAY Network ...

The authorities were evacuating people downstream from the Nolichucky Dam, warning that a breach could cause deadly flooding.

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis wrote his Facebook page just before 3 p.m. EST Friday that the Waterville Dam "HAS SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" and ordered the "EVACUATION ALL OF DOWNTOWN NEWPORT ...

Hurricane Helene, a powerful Category 4 storm when it made landfall, carved out a devastating path from Florida’s Gulf Coast ...

The 10-mile-long lake, which is shaped more like a river, was created by the construction of the Chilhowee Dam on the Little Tennessee River, so it's also known as Chilhowee Reservoir. Visitors ...

More water than ever is hurtling through Douglas Dam as TVA sends Helene's aftermath down through the Tennessee River.

A stretch of The Dragon, a popular route for drivers in Blount County, has been closed because of a grass fire.

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

The literal floodgates are open all along the Tennessee River as it moves Helene's floodwater from the Smokies to the Ohio ...

Part of U.S. 129, also known as "The Dragon" is closed due to a brush fire, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said.

The Waterville Dam in Tennessee, which sits across the state line from Newport, North Carolina, was declared a state of emergency. Residents in Newport, a town of 7,000 people, were ordered to get ...

The surging waters triggered fears of an imminent failure of the Nolichucky Dam in Greeneville, The Tennessee Valley Authority said. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a dire Flash Flood ...