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

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

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

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

Emergency officials issued an immediate evacuation order for Newport, Tenn., on Friday as a dam suffered catastrophic failure ...

Authorities across a wide swath of the southeastern United States face the daunting task of cleaning up from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful to hit the country. Video credit: Instagram @nct ...

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

At least 42 people have died after Helene crashed into Florida as a 140mph, Category 4 hurricane late Thursday, pounding the ...

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

Helene is now considered a post-tropical system after coming onshore Thursday night as a Category 4 hurricane, but its ...

The storm leveled entire towns and left at least 42 people dead. Millions were still without power, and extreme rain left a dam in Tennessee on the brink of failure.

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