Chimney Rock and Lake Lure in western North Carolina appear to have been devastated by flooding after Hurricane Helene swept ...

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

"Flash Flood Emergency for the Lake Lure Dam! Dam failure imminent! Residents below the dam need to evacuate to higher ground ...

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 ...

Because of that threat, a mandatory evacuation was enacted for residents in low-lying, flood-prone areas below the dam such ...

The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said ...

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 ...

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 ...