Helene produced such a large amount of rainfall due in part to a predecessor event, small (relative to a hurricane) regions of heavy rainfall produced ahead of a hurricane. These rainfalls produce a ...

More water than ever is hurtling through Douglas Dam as TVA sends Helene's aftermath down through the Tennessee River.

The Waterville Dam is west of the Lake Lure Dam, and the Cocke County, Tenn., mayor advised residents of downtown Newport, Tenn., to evacuate on Friday. In some editions Saturday, a U.S. News article ...

Details on the dam break. The post Waterville Dam Break Causing Newport Flooding From Hurricane Helene Explained appeared ...

A North Carolina dam failure is imminent after water levels at the Broad River rose 10 feet in only a few hours from ...

Panicked local officials initially said the Waterville Dam and the Lake Lure Dam had burst, but both were reportedly still ...

Facebook posts about evacuations created chaos, but walking them back was safer than ignoring the warning signs.

High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in East Tennessee.

The authorities were evacuating people downstream from the Nolichucky Dam, warning that a breach could cause deadly flooding.

Category 4 Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida.

The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted residents to leave the Newport area, roughly 60 miles west of Knoxville, in a ...