Drone footage shows much of downtown Newport underwater …
Sep 28, 2024 · People were urged to evacuate Friday ahead of the flooding that put most of the downtown Newport area underwater.
Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led to …
Sep 28, 2024 · Newport, Tennessee, is split by two rivers, the Pigeon and French Broad. On Sept. 27, they turned into pathways of destruction as the Southern Appalachians were drowned in rain from the remnants...
Waterville Dam break: Cocke County, Newport TN evacuated after …
Sep 27, 2024 · Regardless of the specifics of what happened at the dam, dangerous flooding was widespread in Newport and displaced homeowners and city operations. Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball said the jail...
Cocke County suffers heavy flooding in wake of storm
Sep 27, 2024 · In the wake of the remnants of Hurricane Helene dropping massive amounts of water, the communities at the edge of the Appalachian Mountains from Johnson and Unicoi counties down to Newport and...
Cocke County pulls together amid devastating flooding - WVLT
Sep 29, 2024 · Just days after what many call their worst flood in decades, Newport is rallying around each other. NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - This past weekend, Newport was hit with severe flooding. Now, volunteers from all over the area are doing what they can to help out.
Helene's aftermath: Downtown destruction and cleanup
Sep 28, 2024 · Water damage is visible inside Newport Dance on Saturday from Friday's extensive flooding in downtown Newport. A walk in downtown Newport along East Broadway Saturday provided one more jolting reminder of the power of overflowing water.
Update: Tennessee's Walters Dam no longer in danger of failure
Sep 27, 2024 · Tennessee Emergency managers were telling everyone in the downtown area of Newport to leave immediately due to the failure of the Walters Dam along the Pigeon River, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Emergency, sourcing the dam's operator reporting a failure of the dam.
‘There’s never been a flood like this’ | Cocke County ... - WVLT
Sep 28, 2024 · NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - Saturday afternoon, officials provided an update on the torrential flooding that hit Cocke County on Friday from rainfall brought by Hurricane Helene. City of Newport Administrator James Finchum said more than 50 people have been rescued throughout the county.
‘This is catastrophic:’ Newport left underwater following extreme flooding
Sep 28, 2024 · NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — The City of Newport remains underwater after the Pigeon River flooded Friday. Alarms from businesses were still ringing Friday night as downtown was inundated with...
'State of Emergency' || All of downtown Newport being evacuated …
In Newport, the Pigeon River flooded up to homes and businesses along Main Street and River Street. Cocke County Jail inmates were evacuated to higher ground into the Cocke County Courthouse.