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

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

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

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

The NWS canceled the dam break warning after hearing from officials at Duke Energy, who were able to visually inspect the dam ...

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 ...

Walters Dam is owned and operated by Duke ... rescues have taken place in Cocke County, according to Tennessee Emergency Management. The Newport Community Center at 433 Prospect Ave.

Residents of Newport, Tennessee, have been ordered to evacuate ... writing that the Waterville Dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure." In a following update to Facebook, nearly 3 hours later ...