See photos, videos of flooding and damage in Chimney Rock, Lake Lure…
Sep 28, 2024 · Chimney Rock and Lake Lure in western North Carolina appear to have been devastated by flooding after Hurricane Helene swept through the area. Census data from 2022 indicate 220 people live in...
WATCH HERE: Aerials show flooding over Lake Lure following …
Sep 28, 2024 · Lake Lure dam failure prompts urgent evacuations as flash flood emergency threatens area. Voluntary evacuations were encouraged along the Broad River basin in the Lake Lure and Chimney...
How Helene demolished North Carolina’s once-bustling Lake Lure …
Oct 1, 2024 · LAKE LURE, N.C. — A lone pontoon boat glided slowly Monday across the muddy, debris-choked surface of this once-bustling lake. The silence and solitude felt eerie in a place lined with vacation...
NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after ... - Yahoo News
Sep 27, 2024 · Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina, causing damage and erosion...
Lake Lure Dam overtopped as Helene floods North Carolina
Sep 27, 2024 · LAKE LURE, N.C. – Authorities went house-to-house urging people below the dam of a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains to evacuate Friday after officials warned the barrier could be nearing failure. But it appears …
Lake Lure Dam 'remains stable' after Helene flooding - wcnc.com
Oct 3, 2024 · Nine hours after those evacuations were first issued, emergency officials said the Lake Lure Dam was no longer at risk of imminent failure with no immediate threat.
North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must Leave ...
Sep 27, 2024 · National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists are urging North Carolina residents in Rutherford County downstream of the Lake Lure Dam to evacuate immediately as the dam is at risk of...
Helene: People downstream of Lake Lure NC dam told to …
Sep 27, 2024 · Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina, causing damage and erosion along...
Lake Lure Dam in Western NC stable after imminent failure …
Sep 29, 2024 · The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin. At the peak of Helene’s rains, a warning went out that the Lake Lure Dam...
Mandatory evacuations ordered after Lake Lure dam failure fears ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Lake Lure dam failure in North Carolina prompts mandatory evacuation. Residents were asked to evacuate to the Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church. LAKE LURE, N.C. — Excessive rain had...