Panicked local officials initially said the Waterville Dam and the Lake Lure Dam had burst, but both were reportedly still ...

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted residents to leave the Newport area, roughly 60 miles west of Knoxville, in a ...

Details on the dam break. The post Waterville Dam Break Causing Newport Flooding From Hurricane Helene Explained [Update] ...

Now that Hurricane Helene has moved on from Florida, it’s wreaking havoc in other southern states, including Tennessee.

High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in ...

A North Carolina dam failure is imminent after water levels at the Broad River rose 10 feet in only a few hours from ...

The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.

The Pigeon River in Cocke County has reached a major flood stage and is at 16 feet. It's risen four feet in three hours.

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

The storm leveled entire towns and left at least 42 people dead. Millions were still without power, and extreme rain left a dam in Tennessee on the brink of failure.

Facebook posts about evacuations created chaos, but walking them back was safer than ignoring the warning signs.