Hundreds evacuated over feared dam failure in North Carolina following Storm Helene flooding
Residents downstream of two North Carolina dams were evacuated after reports of a “catastrophic failure” due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday ...
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Hundreds evacuated as dams at risk in North Carolina following Storm Helene flooding
Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport to get out.
Why was Asheville and North Carolina flooding so bad? Rare weather events and climate change are to blame
Helene produced such a large amount of rainfall due in part to a predecessor event, small (relative to a hurricane) regions ...
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Cocke County residents lean on each other as recovery efforts begin
“We are also taking in donations for clothes, hygiene products, toiletries.” Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis provided an update on Monday afternoon as parts of the county are still without water. “There ...
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Cocke County mayor shares update as recovery efforts continue in Helene aftermath
As recovery efforts continue, Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis shared an update on Monday just after 1:15 p.m. He started by ...