By Oct. 2, the only National Weather Service flood warning in East Tennessee was for areas of Sevier and Knox counties below Douglas Dam. Douglas Lake rose nearly 22 feet in three days between Sept.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is releasing a record amount of water through the spillways and power turbines of Douglas Dam, where the three rivers at the epicenter of flooding in East Tennessee ...

TVA said Douglas Dam has held well despite the torrential ... Elevated releases are expected to continue over the next several days to recover flood storage if needed, particularly in areas ...

For much of that time, Douglas Dam has been releasing water in an attempt ... By sending water downstream, the TVA could prevent water from reaching flood levels in its reservoirs.

Update 9/28 at 11:50 a.m. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning in Knox and Sevier counties until 8:00 p.m. EDT along the French Broad River from Douglas Dam to a merge with the ...

A record amount of water is rushing through the power turbines and spillways of Douglas Dam. Normally at this time of year, the dam would be drawn down to get ready for the wet winter season ...