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Tennessee dam narrowly avoids failure after heavy rain from Hurricane Helene

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A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall, pushing the river several feet above record flood stage.

The surging waters triggered fears of an imminent failure of the Nolichucky Dam in Greeneville, The Tennessee Valley Authority said.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a dire Flash Flood Emergency warning of life-threatening flash flooding.

Waves of raging river water were seen crashing over the major dam on Friday as authorities feared its “imminent breach.”

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