The 11 floodgates of a dam in Sevierville, Tennessee, were opened on September 27 after extreme rainfall from Tropical Depression Helene caused rapidly rising water levels in the region.
"The heaviest rainfall expected from Helene will likely get started Thursday night and continue into Friday as its remnants then track into eastern (Tennessee)," read the forecast. Here's the ...
A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall, pushing the river several feet above ...