NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency evacuation of people nearby
The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said ...
North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must Leave Immediately
A North Carolina dam failure is imminent after water levels at the Broad River rose 10 feet in a few hours from Hurricane ...
‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s Main Street
Tracy Stevens had left her house in Chimney Rock Thursday night and gotten a room at the Lake Lure Inn, which had a generator ...
Tropical storm Helene devastates Mill Spring and Lake Lure, NC, leaving residents in shock
Tropical Storm Helene caused flooding to damage homes an roads in Mill Spring and Lake Lure, North Carolina.
Lake Lure dam failure in North Carolina prompts mandatory evacuation
LAKE LURE, N.C. — Excessive rain had threatened a dam at Lake Lure, according to the National Weather Service. At 11 a.m.
Lake Lure dam failure in North Carolina prompts mandatory evacuation for nearby residents
Nearby residents were asked to evacuate to the Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church. LAKE LURE, N.C. — Excessive rain has ...
Fears of Lake Lure dam failure prompted mandatory evacuation
Because of that threat, a mandatory evacuation has been enacted for residents in low-lying, flood-prone areas below the dam ...
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Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc on US Southeast, death toll rises
Floodwaters have overwhelmed Lake Lure Dam in Rutherford County, leaving downtown buried in mud and structural debris ...
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NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency evacuation of people nearby
Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam ... dam would be largely to homes near the Broad River ...