Waterville Dam break: Cocke County, Newport TN evacuated …
WEB4 days ago · Knoxville News Sentinel. (This report has been updated with new information.) Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m. Sept. 27 following ...
Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led to …
WEB3 days ago · In Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led to the right call. Newport, Tennessee, is split by two rivers, the Pigeon and French Broad. On Sept. 27, they turned into pathways of ...
Newport, Tennessee ordered to evacuate as Waterville Dam
WEB3 days ago · Newport, Tennessee ordered to evacuate as Waterville Dam situation becomes critical. Courtesy of Mark Nagi with TDOT, who says "this is the Pigeon River in Cocke County at MM 439.4." COCKE COUNTY ...
Tennessee's Waterville Dam 'Breached' as Evacuation Continues
WEB3 days ago · Residents of Newport, Tennessee, have been ordered to evacuate as heavy rainfall and flash flooding stemming from Hurricane Helene makes its way north. Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted ...
Cocke County, Newport residents evacuate after record …
WEB3 days ago · The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency later reported that the Waterville Dam was not in danger of imminent failure, but had experienced a breach, meaning water was running over the top of the dam. Evacuations of Newport, Hartford and surrounding areas remain in effect. WUOT News reporter Jon Knowles contributed to …
Water Around Tennessee Dam Receding After Heavy Rain From …
WEB3 days ago · Sept. 28, 2024. The Nolichucky Dam in eastern Tennessee remained intact late Saturday morning after extreme rainfall from Helene caused waters in the area to rise to record levels. The authorities ...
Evacuations in East TN due to flooding - WHNT News 19
WEB3 days ago · At 2:56 p.m., Mathis said that the Waterville Dam suffered a catastrophic failure and ordered all of downtown Newport to evacuate. At 3:24 p.m., he officially declared a State of Emergency for ...
Helene in East Tennessee: Latest updates on flooding, water rescues
WEB4 days ago · Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Great Smoky Mountains National Park are under a flood warning until 9:54 a.m. Sept. 28, according to the National Weather Service. The park has received over 8 inches ...
Cocke Co. expecting evacuations, state of emergency declared | wbir.com
WEB4 days ago · All of downtown Newport was told to evacuate immediately after the Walters Dam in the community of Waterville, North Carolina reportedly suffered a catastrophic failure, according to Mayor Rob Mathis.
People ordered to evacuate portions of Tennessee city after dam …
WEB3 days ago · Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis has ordered anyone in downtown Newport to evacuate immediately, adding that Walters Dam, also known as Waterville Dam, has failed. “THE WATERVILLE DAM HAS SUFFERED ...
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