Tennessee, Hurricane Helene
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding as workers forced to wait until it was ‘too late’
As the rain from Hurricane Helene came down harder and harder, workers inside a plastics factory in rural Tennessee kept working. It wasn’t until water flooded into the parking lot and the power went out that the plant shut down and sent workers home.
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued
Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say they narrowly escaped after flooding from Hurricane Helene.
Where is Erwin, Tennessee? What happened there when Hurricane Helene's remains reached it?
Erwin, Tennessee is amongst the list of cities crippled by the effects of Hurricane Helene in East Tennessee. Photos and videos of the area taken before and after rising and swift floodwaters infiltrated this small town showcase the community's devastation
Six factory workers dead or missing in Eastern Tennessee after being kept on the job during Helene’s deluge
Impact Plastics made employees come in to work on Friday morning despite the imminent threat of flooding from Helene and kept them there as the nearby Nolichuky River overflowed its banks and inundated the plant.
2 dead, 5 missing from Impact Plastics facility after Helene floods Erwin, Tennessee
A devastating flood struck an East Tennessee plastics manufacturing plant during Hurricane Helene, resulting in multiple employees being missing or deceased.
Tennessee factory employees clung to semitruck before Helene floodwaters swept them away
The harrowing incident happened at the same time as the Unicoi County Hospital helicopter rescue, just a mile south.
Hurricane Helene flooding photos in Tennessee of Erwin, Nolichucky Dam and more
Here's a look at Tennessee and North Carolina communities affected by the storm, as captured by USA TODAY Network photojournalists.
Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees, and some are among the missing and dead
Family members say some of their loved ones didn't get word that they could leave, but the plant, Impact Plastics, denies it threatened to fire anyone who left.
Erwin man recalls how he survived after nearly being swept away by flooding at Impact Plastics
The worker said he only had 15 minutes from when he and his coworkers were told to leave the plant before floodwaters began to rapidly rise.
Tennessee police K-9 found dead after going missing in Hurricane Helene flooding
A Tennessee police department said one of its K-9s has been found dead after being lost during historic flooding from Hurricane Helene. UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. — The Erwin Police Department in Unicoi County said one of its K-9s was found and "no longer with us" after being lost during historic flooding in East Tennessee from Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees. Some are among the missing, dead.
Families began learning the grim news Monday that their loved ones were among the workers who did not survive when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped them at a eastern Tennessee plastics factory.
How a long-haul trucker from Humble, Texas, because a hero amid floods in Erwin, Tennessee
Impact Plastics employees sought refuge on top of his semitruck: 'God put me in the right place at the right time' ...
Grief and anger mix as Tennessee plastic plant survivors say permission to leave came too late
While some families confirmed the deaths of their loved ones, others were still waiting for news of the missing, who were ...
Blackburn, Hagerty, Harshbarger tour flood damage and answer questions
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and U.S. Senators Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn spent the day touring damaged areas in Northeast Tennessee, speaking to those impacted and ...
Volunteer Spirit: Rescue team consisting of local first responders rescues flood victims
The Tennessee Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (TN-HART), has helped to rescue at least 25 people from floods caused by the ...
I-40 will remain closed for 'months' at the TN state line after catastrophic flood damage
Historic flooding in East Tennessee and North Carolina swept away a part of I-40 East near the state line on Friday.
TDOT: Bridge destruction & damage unprecedented
Mark Nagi has seen a great deal of storm damage to roads and bridges in 13 years with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), but nothing could have ...
WATCH: Helene slams Old Fort, Black Mountain, Swannanoa
Drone video captures the devastating impact Helene's winds and rain had on North Carolina mountain towns and communities.Old ...