Rivers below Douglas, Watauga dams flood as TVA moves Helene water: 'Like the ocean'
The towns of Boyd's Creek, Kimberlin Heights, Kodak, Sevierville and Seymour were at particular risk of flooding from the French Broad River. At the flooded Deerfield Mobile Home Park, the county EMA is allowing residents to return to gather their belongings. Residents must check in and out with law enforcement officials on site, Ayres said.
Tennessee Valley Authority assesses dams in wake of Hurricane Helene
Following the severe weather, teams have worked to see which dams are safe and which dams may need repair. 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.
Around 1.3 million gallons of water were pouring over the dam each second at 11 p.m., according to the Tennessee Valley ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority said the last time the area saw this kind of rainfall was in the late 1970s, which mostly ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided an update on its system Monday, including record elevations at local dams. The ...
More water than ever is hurtling through Douglas Dam as TVA sends Helene's aftermath down through the Tennessee River.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority said Monday that the Douglas Dam and Watauga Dam were releasing ...
An aerial view of the Nolichucky Dam as water from the Nolichucky River flows over the top after Hurricane Helene brought ...
The authorities were evacuating people downstream from the Nolichucky Dam, warning that a breach could cause deadly flooding.
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US: Crisis at Nolichucky Dam - Record Flooding Overwhelms Tennessee Valley Amid Hurricane Helene's AftermathGreeneville, United States - In a dramatic escalation of the flood crisis, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has reported ...
A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall.
The agency has advised residents who live along the shorelines, or below the dams, to be mindful of higher-than-normal water ...
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