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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...
North Carolina flooding: Lake Lure Dam overtops, remains intact …
Sep 27, 2024 · Rutherford County's Emergency Management ordered residents who live on certain roads to evacuate to higher areas due to water overtopping the Lake Lure Dam, according to a Facebook post...
North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must …
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...
Lake Lure Dam in western NC stable after Helene rainfall | Raleigh News …
Sep 29, 2024 · At the height of the rainfall in Western NC from Hurricane Helene-related storms, a major dam was threatened. Lake Lure Dam remains stable, engineers determined.
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...
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 wall holding, no longer ‘compromised ... - WBTV
Sep 27, 2024 · LAKE LURE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Lake Lure Dam wall was holding Friday afternoon, and engineers have evaluated the Lake Lure Dam and determined it is no longer at imminent risk of failure. The Lake Lure Dam, located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, had water flowing over and around it as of 3:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27.
Lake Lure Dam overtopped as Helene floods North Carolina
Sep 27, 2024 · 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.
How Helene demolished North Carolina’s once-bustling Lake Lure …
Oct 1, 2024 · Hurricane Helene carved a devastating path across North Carolina, turning rivers into walls of water that leveled entire towns, including Chimney Rock.
North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about …
Sep 28, 2024 · Water overtopped the Lake Lure dam in North Carolina on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the area.