‘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 and was staying open through the storm. The two towns, both popular tourist destinations, are walking distance to one another, joined by a bridge across the Broad River in the mountains of Rutherford County.
Chimney Rock, NC, Wiped out by Historic Flooding
And then worse than the worst happened, as a wall of water came rushing down the Broad River, wiping out most of the structures along Main Street — and Main Street itself — in the Village of Chimney Rock, and straining the dam that holds back Lake Lure.
WATCH: Helene floods devastate village of Chimney Rock, North Carolina
"I’m not sure what they’re going to do to get us out of here," said a resident of Chimney Rock, N.C. who captured flooding footage.
Hurricane Helene: Horrifying video shows Chimney Rock area completely destroyed, ‘Incomprehensible devastation’
Horrifying footage shows the Chimney Rock area, located just southeast of Ashville, completely destroyed by Hurricane Helene. In western North Carolina, residents are witnessing horrific devastation due to the storm.
Video shows Chimney Rock completely destroyed as Helene unleashes catastrophic flooding across North Carolina
Complete devastation has been unfolding in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene unleashed days of flooding. Images from Chimney Rock, located near Asheville, was one of the many cities destroyed by historic flooding.
Chimney Rock completely destroyed as Helene unleashes historic flooding across North Carolina
Hurricane Helene has brought days of rain to western North Carolina, which has caused complete devastation in areas like Chimney Rock.
Helene floods wash away Rainbow Bridge, place visitors left collars as a tribute to pets
Hurricane Helene destroyed the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge and its beloved Rainbow Bridge, which was a tribute to pets.
4 rescued, 106 evacuated in Chimney Rock area over weekend
First responders were able to successfully rescue four people and a dog, and evacuate 106 people, two cats, and two dogs.
‘Damage is unimaginable’ in Chimney Rock after images show half of village wiped out
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See photos and video from Helene’s devastation in the mountains of western NC
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North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say
Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.
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