The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin.

Lake Lure is actually a town in Rutherford, N.C. The lake was incorporated in 1927, and the town acquired the lake after which it is named in 1965. By WSOCTV.com News Staff September 27 ...

I JUST WANTED TO PASS THIS ALONG. I AM ACTUALLY SEEING JUST FOR OUR VIEWERS, RESIDENTS BELOW LAKE LURE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND. SO JUST AS AN AS AN FYI ACROSS OUR AREA,LAKE LURE DAM ...

UPDATE (09/27/2024 – 10:10 P.M.) – As of 8 p.m., engineers with Rutherford County evaluated the Lake Lure Dam and determined it is not at imminent risk of failure any longer. “The flow rate ...

Nearby residents were asked to evacuate to the Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church. LAKE LURE, N.C. — Excessive rain has ...

Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday morning as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — threatened ...

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 imminent ...

Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.

In a Facebook post on Friday morning, the Rutherfood County Emergency Management Department told nearby residents to immediately flee to safe place due to flash floods overtopping the Lake Lure Dam.

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 shared by ...