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

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

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

Residents in Newport, Tennessee have been ordered to evacuate after Mayor Rob Mathis says theWaterville Dam has "suffered a ...

The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency shared that evacuations are expected for those affected by flooding along the ...

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

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately ... The Walters Dam is also known as the Waterville Dam and both names were used in various officials' communications.

Residents of Newport, Tennessee ... in a post to Facebook just before 3 p.m. EST Friday, writing that the Waterville Dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure." In a following update to Facebook ...

The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency shared that evacuations are expected for those affected by flooding along the ...

Running on next to no sleep, or none at all, Chattanooga firefighters are doing what they can to keep residents of Newport ...

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.