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  2. Cocke County, Newport evacuations ordered after false alarm ...

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    The Pigeon River at Newport rose to over three times its flood stage by 4 p.m. Sept. 27, blowing past record levels when it reached over 27 feet high. The previous record was 23 feet, 4 inches.

  3. Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Rutherford County officials issued a mandatory evacuation order to residents living downstream of Lake Lure for them to find higher ground, as the Lake Lure Dam's 124-foot-high barrier was entirely overtopped by water, had water pouring from around its sides, and was thus expected to suffer from imminent failure. Evacuation sirens sounded in ...

  4. In Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led ...

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  5. 2024 in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    [4] September 27 – Hurricane Helene : The Walters Dam was reported to have suffered a catastrophic failure due to ongoing heavy rainfall, with Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis ordering the immediate evacuation of parts of the nearby city of Newport .The reports were later confirmed to have been false.

  6. Helene wreaking havoc across Southeast; 39 dead; 4M in the ...

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    "There is no longer a risk of an imminent dam failure for Walters Dam on the Pigeon River," the National Weather Service office in Morristown confirmed on X at 4:45 p.m. "Major flooding continues ...

  7. Nolichucky Dam - Wikipedia

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    The dam is located just over 46 miles (74 km) upstream from the mouth of the Nolichucky, and impounds Davy Crockett Lake, [1] [2] which extends 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream from the dam. [2] [3] The dam is a concrete gravity overflow type dam 94 feet (29 m) high and 482 feet (147 m) long. [2] [3] The dam has an ogee-type spillway with a flashboard ...

  8. List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River - Wikipedia

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    Ocoee Dam No. 1 on the Ocoee River impounds Parksville Reservoir; Ocoee Dam No. 2 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 2; Ocoee Dam No. 3 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 3; South Holston Dam dams the South Fork Holston River, forming South Holston Lake; Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River forms Tellico Lake

  9. Over 50 dead as Helene unleashes life-threatening flooding - AOL

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    Helene continues to unleash its fury across the Southeast after leaving at least 52 people dead in five states, leveling communities, knocking out power and stranding many in floodwaters following ...