TVA said after 4 p.m. the Nolichucky Dam "is stable and secure." Safety experts did a thorough review, TVA said, and water levels continue to fall. "We are notifying local emergency management agencies that we are transitioning to an advanced monitoring mode of the dam and exiting the emergency condition," the TVA wrote on X.

Flash floods and downed trees are wreaking havoc as Gov. Bill Lee declares an emergency. Rescues and evacuations are happening across the region.

A mandatory evacuation has been issued for all residents in South Hamblen County along the Nolichucky River due to the "imminent failure of the Nolichucky Dam" in Greene County according to the Morristown-Hamblen Emergency Medical Service.