douglas dam, Hurricane Helene and east tennessee
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.
Tennessee Valley Authority assesses dams in wake of Hurricane Helene
Following the severe weather, teams have worked to see which dams are safe and which dams may need repair. 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.
East Tennessee and its mountainous terrain are a maze of rivers controlled by dams. Some counties that the Nolichucky ...
Helene was not just generational, but millennial. The Nolichucky River watershed had more than a 5,000-year rainfall with ...
Knox News photojournalists have spread out across East Tennessee. Here are the images our photojournalists captured of the ...
East Tennessee faces flood threats with evacuations in progress as the National Weather Service extends flood warnings.
Here's a look at Tennessee and North Carolina communities affected by the storm, as captured by USA TODAY Network ...
Helene's extreme rainfall flooded East Tennessee and caused authorities to issue evacuations in case of dam failures.
The town of Newport in East Tennessee was evacuated as the nearby Walters Dam was experiencing imminent failure, as remnants ...
It said the Fort Loudoun Dam Lock in Lenoir City and the Tennessee River Gorge ... People can stay updated on lake levels ...
A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall.
Flash floods and downed trees are wreaking havoc as Gov. Bill Lee declares an emergency. Rescues and evacuations are ...
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