Details on the dam break. The post Waterville Dam Break Causing Newport Flooding From Hurricane Helene Explained appeared ...

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted residents to leave the Newport area, roughly 60 miles west of Knoxville, in a ...

Now that Hurricane Helene has moved on from Florida, it’s wreaking havoc in other southern states, including Tennessee.

High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in ...

Residents in Newport, Tennessee have been ordered to evacuate after Mayor Rob Mathis says theWaterville Dam has "suffered a ...

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately ... The Walters Dam is also known as the Waterville Dam and both names were used in various officials' communications.

The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency shared that evacuations are expected for those affected by flooding along the ...

Residents of Newport, Tennessee ... 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 ...

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.