The Tennessee Valley Authority said it is working to stabilize the Nolichucky Dam after devastating flooding hit East Tennessee last week. In what TVA officials called a 1-in-5,000-year event, the waterway crested over the Nolichucky Dam and broke a record set in 1977 when its water level peaked at 1,

TVA said after 4 p.m. the Nolichucky Dam "is stable and secure." Safety experts did a thorough review, TVA said, and water levels continue to fall. "We are notifying local emergency management agencies that we are transitioning to an advanced monitoring mode of the dam and exiting the emergency condition," the TVA wrote on X.

Flash floods and downed trees are wreaking havoc as Gov. Bill Lee declares an emergency. Rescues and evacuations are happening across the region.

Saturday afternoon, TVA provided an update saying water levels are continuing to fall and that officials have determined the dam is stable and secure. “We are notifying local emergency management agencies that we are transitioning to an advanced monitoring mode of the dam and exiting the emergency condition,” TVA said.

TVA's latest update, received via email 10 a.m. Saturday, states the Nolichucky River has crested and the dam remains intact.