TVA's system of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries has been tested by record flooding from Hurricane Helene, which drenched Western North Carolina and East Tennessee as a tropical storm , washing out interstate lanes and trapping residents as small streams in the Great Smoky Mountains suddenly became raging rivers.

October 04, 2024 In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the community of Hampton, East Tennessee, is grappling with the stark reality of nature's fury. On October 4, 2024, scenes of widespread destruction unfolded in the wake of severe flooding,