Nolichucky Dam flow reached nearly twice Niagara Falls during Helene flooding, TDOT says
Despite the highest water levels the Nolichucky Dam had ever experienced, it stood firm during Hurricane Helene and is ...
Hurricane Helene triggers deadly East Tennessee floods: What to know about the aftermath
TVA's system of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries has been tested by record flooding from Hurricane Helene, ...
Who is in charge of East Tennessee Hurricane Helene flood response?
Hundreds of workers and thousands of volunteers working to search, rescue and clean up. But who is giving orders?
Nolichucky rainfall 1-in-5,000-year event, TVA says
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is calling the rainfall at the Nolichucky River watershed a one-in-5,000-year event.
Why was Asheville and North Carolina flooding so bad? Rare weather events and climate change are to blame
Helene produced such a large amount of rainfall due in part to a predecessor event, small (relative to a hurricane) regions of heavy rainfall produced ahead of a hurricane. These rainfalls produce a ...