Pigeon River at Newport

29.73' - Preliminary Flood of Record from 2024 Helene event according to USGS analysis. Water inundates Grace Baptist Church to the lowest gutters; nearby houses inundated with nearly 4 to 6 feet of water. Large swath of downtown Newport including East Broadway and East Main flood with up to a foot or two of water, between N Jefferson Ave and Bear Ave, entering numerous buildings with street-level floors. Inundation of the East Broadway and TN-73 intersection but the Dollar General, mansion, and bridge do not flood.

28' - Flooding of City Hall main floor begins. The Courthouse Annex may also be threatened with water.

27.5' - Flooding of dance studio building next door to City Hall begins.

23.4' - Previous Flood of Record from 1902. Water is perhaps beginning to enter Grace Baptist Church on TN-73 and adjacent houses.

18' - Level of berm in yard on right bank, across from gage. No damage to house, but Jimtown Road impassable. Water is getting into a few parking spaces at Grace Baptist Church on TN-73 and adjacent front yards of houses. Water begins to enter the bottom floor of a church on River Road. A building behind the Newport Police on Main Street may begin to take water (this building was wrecked by Helene floodwaters inundating at least the entire first floor).

17' - Portions of State Road TN-73 south of Newport become flooded.

16.5' - Flooding along Pleasant Grove Road near Edwina expands.

14.5' - Flooding of low spots along Pleasant Grove Road near farm land in Edwina.

14' - Flooding occurs on the north side of River Street in Newport. The river walk behind Main Street in downtown Newport begins to take water in places.

8' - Minor flooding occurs downstream from gage on Highway 25/70 and in the community of Edwina. Jimtown Road may be affected.