High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in ...
Mayor Rob Mathis said responders haven't lost a single person who called for rescue and added around 50 separate agencies had ...
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents in Cocke County are seeking shelter as large parts of the community remain under feet of ...
Details on the dam break. The post Waterville Dam Break Causing Newport Flooding From Hurricane Helene Explained appeared ...
Officials in East Tennessee communities were sharing updates over the weekend as the impacts and damage from Friday’s ...
The East Tennessee city of Newport was left underwater following extreme flooding from the Pigeon River.
“The resilience of our community, the resilience of our people. We have been knocked down before, we rose up before. And we’re going to rise up from this, stronger than we’ve ever been. There’s a ...
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - Saturday afternoon, officials provided an update on the torrential flooding that hit Cocke County on Friday from rainfall brought by Hurricane Helene.
Facebook posts about evacuations created chaos, but walking them back was safer than ignoring the warning signs.
Flash floods and downed trees are wreaking havoc as Gov. Bill Lee declares an emergency. Rescues and evacuations are ...
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 ...
As of Friday, the Middle Tennessee region remains under a flood watch. The remnants of Helene will bring along heavy rainfall ...