Tennessee's Waterville Dam 'Breached' as Evacuation Continues. Published Sep 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM EDT Updated Sep 28, 2024 at 3:23 PM EDT. By . ... Residents of Newport, Tennessee, ...

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m. Sept. 27 following reports that a North Carolina dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure," though ...

Newport, Tennessee, is experiencing heavy rainfall from Hurricane Helene, and now, the Waterville Dam has broken. Waterville Dam Failure: Updates on Flooding in Newport, Tennessee – Hollywood Life ...

Newport, Tennessee, is split by two rivers, the Pigeon and French Broad. On Sept. 27, they turned into pathways of destruction as the Southern Appalachians were drowned in rain from the remnants ...

At 2:56 p.m., Mathis said that the Waterville Dam, also known as Walters Dam, suffered a catastrophic failure and ordered all of downtown Newport to evacuate. The Tennessee Emergency Management ...

Newport, Tennessee, is split by two rivers, the Pigeon and French Broad. On Sept. 27, they turned into pathways of destruction as the Southern Appalachians were drowned in rain from the remnants ...

On Friday, the entire downtown area of Newport, Tennessee was evacuated after another dam was determined at risk of "catastrophic" failure. By Friday afternoon, authorities said it was a false alarm .

Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport to get out.

Meanwhile, confusion reigned in Newport, Tennessee, on Friday afternoon, after local officials announced that the Walters Dam — also known as the Waterville Dam — had “suffered a ...

Newport, Tennessee, Suffers Flooding. Cocke County — which includes Newport — issued a state of emergency shortly after the mayor announced the dam had broken.

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 ...