‘We will rise up from this’ | Cocke County persevering after
WEB2 days ago — NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - Residents and business owners in Newport were cleaning up downtown on Saturday after floodwaters from the Pigeon River ravaged many of the buildings on Friday.
LIVE UPDATES: East Tennessee is devastated by Helene - get county …
WEB2 days ago — Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis said the utility is "building a powerline across the Pigeon River at Hartford and at Greasy Cove." They have six extra contract crews working to help, he...
Cocke County, Newport residents evacuate after record …
WEB3 days ago — Floodwaters from the Pigeon River creep into Newport on Friday, Sep. 27, 2024. Crews began evacuating the city after officials mistakenly believed the Waterville Dam further upstream had "catastrophically" failed as a result of record rainfall in the region from Hurricane Helene.
Cocke County expecting evacuations after flooding | wthr.com
WEB3 days ago — The Pigeon River in Cocke County has reached a major flood stage and is at 20.5 feet as of 1 p.m., which is the highest the river has been since the floods of 2004. It's risen close to 10 feet in the past six hours.
Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led to …
WEB3 days ago — Newport, Tennessee, is split by two rivers, the Pigeon and French Broad. On Sept. 27, they turned into pathways of destruction as the Southern Appalachians were drowned in rain from the remnants...
‘There’s never been a flood like this’ | Cocke County officials …
WEBCocke County Mayor Rob Mathis said river levels for the Pigeon River and the French Broad River shattered their record highs simultaneously. Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball said local officers...
Newport, Tennessee ordered to evacuate as Waterville Dam
WEB3 days ago — At 10:40 a.m., WATE reports that the Cocke County Emergency Management Agency shared that evacuations are expected for those affected by flooding along the Pigeon and French Broad Rivers.
Latest flood recovery updates in Cocke County | wbir.com
WEB21 hours ago — COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE MONDAY AFTERNOON: Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis offered hopeful news Monday afternoon of progress on some fronts as emergency officials help with recovery...
Cocke County, Newport evacuations ordered after false alarm …
WEBThe Pigeon River at Newport reached a gauge height of 27.13 feet, almost four feet over its previous record of 23.4 feet, rising roughly 22 feet in 16 hours, according to National Oceanic and...
Sheriff Identifies Two Killed in Cocke County after Flooding
WEB1 day ago — Cocke County, TN (WVLT) Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis provided an update on storm damage and deaths Sunday evening. Mathis said the county has suffered two deaths in relation to the flood. Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball later identified those two as Jean and Mike Obrist.
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