Hurricane Helene, TVA and douglas dam
Rivers below Douglas, Watauga dams flood as TVA moves Helene water: 'Like the ocean'
The towns of Boyd's Creek, Kimberlin Heights, Kodak, Sevierville and Seymour were at particular risk of flooding from the French Broad River. At the flooded Deerfield Mobile Home Park, the county EMA is allowing residents to return to gather their belongings. Residents must check in and out with law enforcement officials on site, Ayres said.
TVA: Douglas Dam sets water flow record to control Hurricane Helene floods
More water than ever is hurtling through Douglas Dam as TVA sends Helene's aftermath down through the Tennessee River.
Hurricane Helene floods sweep away Tennessee bridge over Nolichucky River: WATCH
The Greene County mayor called the flooding in the area "an extremely dangerous situation of Biblical proportion."
Nolichucky Dam flow reached nearly twice Niagara Falls during Helene flooding, TDOT says
Despite the highest water levels the Nolichucky Dam had ever experienced, it stood firm during Hurricane Helene and is "stable and secure."
Casket seen in raging Tennessee flood water from Helene
Video shows a casket floating down rushing water in Erwin, Tennessee after historic rainfall caused by Hurricane Helene.
Tennessee Valley Authority assesses dams in wake of Hurricane Helene
Following the severe weather, teams have worked to see which dams are safe and which dams may need repair. After historic rainfall in the mountains of East Tennessee and western North Carolina, the TVA has worked to manage record amounts of water that flow into the Douglas Dam.
Tennessee flooding map shows the dams and rivers impacted by Hurricane Helene
Douglas Dam was spilling a record amount of water, 450,000 gallons a second. The Nolichucky Dam withstood twice the water flow of Niagara Falls.
Hurricane Helene: Dramatic Video Captures Tennessee Bridge Collapsing Into Flooded Nolichucky River
Watch a Tennessee bridge collapse into the Nolichucky River on Saturday, when the river surged with floodwater caused by remnants of Hurricane Helene. After Helene made landfall in the Big Bend of Florida Thursday night,
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TVA: TN dams were pushed to their limits, but performed as they were supposed to during historic flooding
The Tennessee Valley Authority said the last time the area saw this kind of rainfall was in the late 1970s, which mostly ...
BVU gets power back from TVA, will be restored in phases
"Preliminary reports are telling us that BVU has just lost its wholesale power feeds from the Tennessee Valley Authority. We ...
BVU Authority loses power feeds from TVA
BVU Authority customers are experiencing an outage Monday afternoon. BVU Authority posted on social media that “preliminary ...
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TVA Announces River Operations Update | October 1, 2024 | News 19 at 5 p.m.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it will aggressively move water through the system this week.
TVA announces river operations update for Alabama
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced its plan to deal with the record-breaking amounts of rainfall following Hurricane ...
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TVA manages ‘biblical’ rainfall from Hurricane Helene
Over the next few days, more than 800,000 gallons of water will flow through the spill gates at Chickamauga Dam per second as ...
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Groups challenge TVA’s draft resource plan that commits to only 3 GW solar
Critics say the federally owned utility TVA, now at 2% solar, plans more gas units, no solar-plus-storage and no long-term ...
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TVA will soon give bonuses to its executives for adding solar, batteries to the Valley
For the first time ever, TVA will be rewarding its leaders for adding renewables and batteries to the grid, according to a ...