Tennessee flooding map shows the dams and rivers impacted by Hurricane Helene
Flooding caused the Nolichucky Dam near Greeneville in Greene County to withstand nearly twice the water flow of the iconic Niagara Falls, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said two days after the historic storm hit East Tennessee. After a day ...
Tennessee Valley Authority assesses dams in wake of Hurricane Helene
After historic rainfall in the mountains of East Tennessee and western North Carolina, the TVA has worked to manage record amounts of water that flow into the Douglas Dam. TVA spokesperson Scott Fiedler told News 2 that water has been held back to protect areas like Knoxville, Lenoir City and even Chattanooga.
Hurricane Helene triggers deadly East Tennessee floods: What to know about the aftermath
TVA's system of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries has been tested by record flooding from Hurricane Helene, which drenched Western North Carolina and East Tennessee as a tropical storm , washing out interstate lanes and trapping residents as small streams in the Great Smoky Mountains suddenly became raging rivers.
The authorities were evacuating people downstream from the Nolichucky Dam, warning that a breach could cause deadly flooding.
Despite the highest water levels the Nolichucky Dam had ever experienced, it stood firm during Hurricane Helene and is ...
Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted residents to leave the Newport area, roughly 60 miles west of Knoxville, in a ...
More water than ever is hurtling through Douglas Dam as TVA sends Helene's aftermath down through the Tennessee River.
The TVA shares current lake levels on its website at tva.com. Elevated releases are expected to continue over the next ...
Four days after Hurricane Helene unleashed devastation across rural East Tennessee, emergency officials switch from rescue to ...
The swollen Nolichucky River sweeps over a dam in eastern Tennessee after 1-2 feet of rain fell in the nearby mountains.
East Tennessee faces flood threats with evacuations in progress as the National Weather Service extends flood warnings.
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