Between the calls from loved ones, and the amount of police closing down local streets in their Cocke County town of Newport, they decided to pack up and evacuate. Read More

Gov. Bill Lee and other state and federal officials traveled to northeast Tennessee on Saturday to survey catastrophic flood damage in several counties in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene. Read More

Lee commended the separate agencies on their work together, thanking them for their organization and efforts in keeping the community safe. Read More

A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall. Read More

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

This urgent warning is for East Knox County regarding potential flooding due to increasing the release of swell water from the Douglas Dam, authorities said. 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

FEMA announced federal disaster assistance was available for state and eligible local governments and certain nonprofit organizations in Cocke, Hawkins and Washington counties. 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

A catastrophic flood threat is escalating along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleash torrential rainfall, pushing the river to the brink of a critical ... 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