Waterville Dam break: Cocke County, Newport TN evacuated …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · 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,"...
Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led to …
WEB6 days ago · Knox News went straight to the dam's operators to find out its condition. "Duke Energy currently has all gates open at the Waterville Dam and continues to pass water through the dam," Duke Energy ...
Waterville Dam Break Causing Newport Flooding From Hurricane …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Waterville Dam, more formally known as the Walters Dam in western Northern Carolina, “suffered a catastrophic failure” according to an emergency update by Mathis on Facebook at 2:56 AM ET ...
Tennessee's Waterville Dam 'Breached' as Evacuation Continues
WEBTennessee's Waterville Dam 'Breached' as Evacuation Continues. R esidents of Newport, Tennessee, have been ordered to evacuate as heavy rainfall and flash flooding stemming from Hurricane Helene ...
Downtown Newport ordered to evacuate after Waterville Dam …
WEBAt 2:56 p.m., Mathis said that the Waterville Dam suffered a catastrophic failure and ordered all of downtown Newport to evacuate. At 3:24 p.m., he officially declared a State of Emergency for ...
Newport, Tennessee ordered to evacuate as Waterville Dam
WEBSep 27, 2024 · COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents in Newport, Tennessee have been ordered to evacuate after the Waterville Dam suffered what Mayor Rob Mathis called "a catastrophic failure." Tennessee Emergency...
Water Around Tennessee Dam Receding After Heavy Rain From …
WEB6 days ago · The Nolichucky Dam in eastern Tennessee remained intact late Saturday morning after extreme rainfall from Helene caused waters in the area to rise to record levels.
Cocke County, Newport residents evacuate after record …
WEB6 days ago · Thousands of Cocke County residents were abruptly evacuated this afternoon in response to a breach at the Waterville Dam in Clyde, North Carolina following rapid rainfall which was ushered in by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
Helene wreaks havoc across Southeast, killing at least 42 - NBC News
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped Friday after Hurricane Helene inundated the area, forcing evacuations and prompting warnings from officials early Friday morning that the...
Destruction Spreads Across Southeast as Helene Spawns Floods …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Waterville Dam near Newport, Tenn., has suffered a “catastrophic failure,” the mayor of Cocke County said. He urged the immediate evacuation of Newport’s downtown, about 50 miles east of ...
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