Officials in East Tennessee communities were sharing updates over the weekend as the impacts and damage from Friday's widespread flooding were assessed. Several communities, especially in Cocke, ... Read More

North Carolina officials are continuing to advise that drivers do not go out on the roads due to the floods and the structure damage the rising water may have caused, and some of the same advice is ... Read More

United States - In a dramatic escalation of the flood-induced chaos sweeping through East Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has confirmed the structural compromise and ... Read More

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United States - September 28, 2024 In a dramatic turn of events, Interstate 40, a vital artery connecting Tennessee to North Carolina, has been rendered impassable due to unprecedented flooding. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has c Read More

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Knox News photojournalists have spread out across East Tennessee. Here are the images our photojournalists captured of the Hurricane Helene damage. Read More

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has set up a hotline to coordinate missing persons reports in areas affected by severe flooding in East Tennessee. The TBI shared just after 1:40 p.m. Saturday ... Read More

Tennessee Gov. Lee and Sen. Marsha Blackburn will visit the Northeast Tennessee region on Saturday to tour and assess flood damage. Gov. Lee declares state of emergency, requests FEMA ... Read More

Tennessee Gov. Lee and Sen. Marsha Blackburn will visit the Northeast Tennessee region on Saturday to tour and assess flood damage. According to a media advisory from ... Read More

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has established a hotline to coordinate missing persons reports for areas impacted by severe flooding in East Tennessee. Read More

Federal disaster assistance for Tennessee to supplement response efforts due to Helene, FEMA announced Saturday morning. Read More

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AFTON, Tenn. (Gray News) - A bridge in Tennessee collapsed into the river on Friday amid catastrophic flooding brought by Helene. Drone video shot by Daniel Shrader shows the Kinser Bridge completely ... Read More

The park received 9 inches of rain at Newfound Gap, while Cataloochee saw historic flooding at 9.5 feet, according to an early evening update by the National Park Service on Sept. 27. ... Read More

Four state parks in Northeast Tennessee have closed following severe weather that led to widespread flooding. On Saturday, the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) announced the following state parks were closed due to weathe Read More

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is warning people to stay away from flooded areas in the Northeast despite heavy rainfall beginning to slow. Read More

The Tennessee Valley Authority overnight issued a warning of a dam breach as a precaution, saying the lack of visibility and rising water made it hard to assess the situation. Read More

ERWIN, Tenn. -- Dozens of patients are being rescued by helicopter from a flooded Tennessee hospital inundated by Helene. Read More

On Friday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued an executive order requesting the president to approve an Emergency Declaration, after Helene brought heavy rain to the state and caused flash flooding ... Read More

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HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WSMV) - Crews in Kentucky are working to repair a large pothole on Interstate 24. The Christian County Sheriff's Office said the pothole was located at around the 92-mile mark in ... Read More

A major dam in northeast Tennessee collapsed around 7:11 a.m. ET ... The Category 4 hurricane reached wind speeds up to 140 mph. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia ... Read More