Tennessee's Waterville Dam 'Breached' as Evacuation Continues
WEB6 days ago · In a following update to Facebook, nearly 3 hours later, Mathis said the dam had been "breached, but not catastrophic as of last report." "This news has bought us some time. The evacuation is ...
Waterville Dam break: Cocke County, Newport TN evacuated …
WEB6 days ago · 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,"...
Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led to …
WEB5 days ago · Knox News went straight to the dam's operators to find out its condition. "Duke Energy currently has all gates open at the Waterville Dam and continues to pass water through the dam," Duke Energy ...
Water Around Tennessee Dam Receding After Heavy Rain From …
WEB5 days ago · Duke Energy, the Waterville Dam’s operator, said that it had all of the floodgates open and was passing water through the dam after “unprecedented flooding.” Emmett Lindner contributed ...
Waterville Dam Break Causing Newport Flooding From Hurricane …
WEB6 days ago · The Waterville Dam, more formally known as the Walters Dam in western Northern Carolina, “suffered a catastrophic failure” according to an emergency update by Mathis on Facebook at 2:56 AM ET ...
Newport, Tennessee ordered to evacuate as Waterville Dam
WEB6 days ago · COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents in Newport, Tennessee have been ordered to evacuate after the Waterville Dam suffered what Mayor Rob Mathis called "a catastrophic failure." Tennessee Emergency ...
Downtown Newport ordered to evacuate after Waterville Dam …
WEBAt 2:56 p.m., Mathis said that the Waterville Dam suffered a catastrophic failure and ordered all of downtown Newport to evacuate. At 3:24 p.m., he officially declared a State of Emergency for ...
TEMA: Duke Energy Says Waterville Dam Has Not Failed, …
WEB6 days ago · The dam is owned by Duke Energy. WVLT News has reached out for the latest information, however the company’s website is also providing some insight into the dam’s status. Spillway gates are open at the Waterville Dam. Expect dangerous high flow conditions downstream of Waterville Dam and Walters hydro station.
TEMA: Duke Energy says Walters Dam has not failed, evacuation …
WEBWVLT News reached out to Duke Energy for an update: Duke Energy currently has all gates open at the Waterville Dam and continues to pass water through the dam. Duke Energy can confirm that both ...
Hurricane Helene: Thousands evacuated amid fears of Tennessee dam …
WEB6 days ago · The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) issued an emergency alert from Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis about the Waterville Dam in Newport, Tenn., a city of about 7,000 people.
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