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TVA, douglas dam and Hurricane Helene

Rivers below Douglas, Watauga dams flood as TVA moves Helene water: 'Like the ocean'

The towns of Boyd's Creek, Kimberlin Heights, Kodak, Sevierville and Seymour were at particular risk of flooding from the French Broad River. At the flooded Deerfield Mobile Home Park, the county EMA is allowing residents to return to gather their belongings. Residents must check in and out with law enforcement officials on site, Ayres said.

YAHOO!News · 1d

Record release at Douglas Dam as TVA works to prevent more flooding

A record amount of water is rushing through the power turbines and spillways of Douglas Dam. Normally at this time of year, the dam would be drawn down to get ready for the wet winter season, but Helene changes all of those plans for TVA and Douglas Dam is at full pool.

AOL · 2d

TVA: Douglas Dam sets water flow record to control Hurricane Helene floods

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

Hurricane Helene triggers deadly East Tennessee floods

YAHOO!News · 1d

Tennessee Valley Authority assesses dams in wake of Hurricane Helene

After historic rainfall in the mountains of East Tennessee and western North Carolina, the TVA has worked to manage record amounts of water that flow into the Douglas Dam. TVA spokesperson Scott Fiedler told News 2 that water has been held back to protect areas like Knoxville, Lenoir City and even Chattanooga.

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Hurricane Helene triggers deadly East Tennessee floods: What to know about the aftermath

But East Tennessee is going to need a lot of help to get its water and power back online, and eventually to reconnect communities where bridges washed out. Here are the most important things to know Monday morning: ➤ Get weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about Hurricane Helene and other weather events now At least two people in East Tennessee have died due to the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Helene,

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Midstate residents raise money for East Tennesseans affected by Hurricane Helene

Midstate residents are raising money to support those affected by the remnants of Hurricane Helene in East Tennessee. The flooding has killed at least three people in our state, and nearly two hundred others are missing.

Amid second rate hike in 2 years, is TVA using enough green energy to cut customer costs?

The Tennessee Valley Authority's second rate hike, for the second year in a row, went into effect Tuesday, amounting to a ...

Chattanooga Times Free Press3h

TVA manages ‘biblical’ rainfall from Hurricane Helene

Over the next few days, more than 800,000 gallons of water will flow through the spill gates at Chickamauga Dam per second as ...

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TVA: Record levels set at Nolichucky, Watauga Dams

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided an update on its system Monday, including record elevations at local dams. The ...

TVA: TN dams were pushed to their limits, but performed as they were supposed to during historic flooding

The Tennessee Valley Authority said the last time the area saw this kind of rainfall was in the late 1970s, which mostly ...

Why Knoxville shouldn't worry about rising Tennessee River levels after Hurricane Helene

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

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TVA Announces River Operations Update | October 1, 2024 | News 19 at 5 p.m.

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it will aggressively move water through the system this week.

USA Today4h

How Helene's path created destruction in East Tennessee – and why reservoirs mattered

TVA Police will be on-site at the dam through the rest of the week. The utility expects commercial traffic along the ...

Chattanooga Times Free Press2h

Rising water levels in the Tennessee River force emergency evacuation of goats from Maclellan Island

After TVA was forced to rapidly raise the water level in the Tennessee River due to flooding upstream, the Chattanooga Fire ...

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Groups challenge TVA’s draft resource plan that commits to only 3 GW solar

Critics say the federally owned utility TVA, now at 2% solar, plans more gas units, no solar-plus-storage and no long-term ...

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TVA announces river operations update for Alabama

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced its plan to deal with the record-breaking amounts of rainfall following Hurricane ...

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Nolichucky rainfall 1-in-5,000-year event, TVA says

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is calling the rainfall at the Nolichucky River watershed a one-in-5,000-year event.

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