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 ...

Hundreds evacuated as dams at risk in North Carolina following Storm Helene flooding - Panicked local officials initially ...

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 ...

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

Emergency officials issued an immediate evacuation order for Newport, Tenn., on Friday as a dam suffered catastrophic failure ...

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 Walters Dam is also known as the Waterville Dam and both names were used in various officials' communications. "Duke Energy currently has all gates open at the Waterville Dam and continues to ...

Duke Energy told Newsweek over email as well Friday evening that "all gates open at the Waterville Dam and continues to pass water through the dam," adding that the company "can confirm that both ...

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