TEMA: Duke Energy says Walters Dam has not failed, evacuation notice still in effect
Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis has ordered anyone in downtown Newport to evacuate immediately, adding that Walters Dam, also ...
Cocke County, Newport evacuations ordered after false alarm over 'catastrophic' dam failure
High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in East Tennessee.
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Tennessee's Waterville Dam Suffers 'Catastrophic Failure': What We Know
Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis wrote his Facebook page just before 3 p.m. EST Friday that the Waterville Dam "HAS SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" and ordered the "EVACUATION ALL OF DOWNTOWN ...
NC dam no longer at risk of failing, Flash Flood Warning caused by dam canceled for Cocke County
The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.
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Cocke County, Newport evacuations ordered after 'catastrophic' Tennessee dam failure
Officials in Cocke County have urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately as the Waterville Dam has "suffered a catastrophic failure." This is on top of the Pigeon and French Broad ...
Hundreds evacuated as dams at risk in North Carolina following Storm Helene flooding
Panicked local officials initially said the Waterville Dam and the Lake Lure Dam had burst, but both were reportedly still ...
Helene triggers deadly floods as death toll rises; Tennessee dam break imminent: Live updates
At least 42 people have died after Helene crashed into Florida as a 140mph, Category 4 hurricane late Thursday, pounding the ...
NWS says NC dam no longer at risk of failing, Flash Flood Warning caused by dam canceled for Cocke County
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.