Cocke County, Newport evacuations ordered after 'catastrophic' Tennessee dam failure

Cocke County, Newport evacuations ordered after ‘catastrophic’ Tennessee dam failure

Officials in Cocke County have urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately as the Waterville Dam has “suffered a catastrophic failure” and the Pigeon and French Broad rivers are rising at rapid rates with rainfall after Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night. “EMERGENCY UPDATE. THE WATERVILLE DAM HAS SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. EVACUATION ALL…

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