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The City of Waurika has issued a voluntary evacuation for all homes within the designated flood zone as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares for a full release of the dam flood gate.
While the rest of Lee County is not yet under an evacuation order, one may be issued, depending on which way the storm tacks over the next few days. Click on "Know your zone" and then enter your ...
Editor's Note: This article will no longer be updated. Click here for the latest evacuation information. The Hughes Fire exploded to more than 5,000 acres in a matter of hours on Wednesday ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority's dam safety team is celebrating the performance of Nolichucky Dam, though leaders say the surrounding landscape will take years to restore after the 111-year-old ...
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided an update Friday to show just how much Hurricane Helene impacted the Nolichucky Dam. Jim Bryant, Senior Program ...
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — The day Helene hit the Nolichucky Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority had crew members out overseeing the high water levels. Senior Program Manager of Dam Safety ...
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. — A dam that saw heavy water flows and was pushed to its limit during historic flooding in upper East Tennessee will be inspected by the Tennessee Valley Authority on Oct. 16.
Joe Easterly of Greene County, Tennessee, discussing the Nolichucky Dam in The Greeneville Sun, 1983 In 1912, men wielding pickaxes, driving mules, and operating steam power completed the ...
“Combined with public alert and warning capabilities like Wireless Emergency Alerts, Know Your Zone makes it easy for residents to know if they live in an evacuation zone, what zone they are ...
Do you know your zone? During hurricane season you may hear evacuations called for certain evacuation “zones” —A, B, C, and so on. So, it’s critical — and easy to find out —what your zone is. Visit ...
It breaks down evacuation zones, evacuation routes and provides storm surge maps. Evacuation zones are broken down into zones A to L. Zone A is likely to be evacuated first, whereas Zone E is ...
Charlotte County Emergency Management has issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents in Red Zone-A and Orange Zone-B. The evacuation also includes residents in any zone living in mobile and ...