On Friday, September 27, Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis announced that the dam had failed, and he encouraged locals to evacuate. “THE WATERVILLE DAM HAS SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE,” Mathis ...

dam failure imminent! RESIDENTS BELOW THE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!" read an alert from the NWS's office in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, Friday at around 11 a.m ...

The Waterville Dam has failed due to the heavy rains from Hurricane Helene. ... Waterville Dam suffers 'catastrophic failure' Sep 27, 2024 Sep 27, 2024; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; ...

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m. Sept. 27 following reports that a North Carolina dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure," though ...

The Waterville Dam is at the confluence of the Pigeon River and Big Creek, and is also known as the Walters Dam. Both dams are located in North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains.

Residents nearby got emergency alerts letting them know about the dam failure. ... Walters Dam is also known as the Waterville Dam, and both names were used in various officials' communications.

A complete failure of the Nolichucky Dam would cause a wave reaching bridges in as little as 20 minutes, followed by crests arriving at each location soon afterward, the Weather Service said.

Waterville Dam Failure: Updates on Flooding in Newport, Tennessee. Now that Hurricane Helene has moved on from Florida, it's wreaking havoc in other southern states, including Tennessee.

Tennessee's Waterville Dam 'Breached' as Evacuation Continues. Published Sep 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM EDT Updated Sep 28, ... "URGENT: FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE LAKE LURE DAM! DAM FAILURE IMMINENT!