The 11 floodgates of a dam in Sevierville, Tennessee, were opened on September 27 after extreme rainfall from Tropical Depression Helene caused rapidly rising water levels in the region.
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 NEWPORT ...
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