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

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 ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. – 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 ...

The National Weather Service issued a warning on Friday, September 27, for North Carolina residents near the Lake Lure Dam, which is located about 30 miles away from Asheville. The alert comes ...

As Helene weakens, the now-tropical storm's strong winds and heavy rain continue to wreak havoc across the Southeast U.S., including in North Carolina ... overtopping the Lake Lure Dam, according ...

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. -- Waters in the famous lake where ... back in western North Carolina. Rutherford County emergency management officials said engineers evaluated the Lake Lure Dam and ...

By WSOCTV.com News Staff September 27, 2024 at 2:23 pm EDT LAKE LURE, N.C. — The failure of a dam in a western North Carolina town is “imminent,” emergency officials said just before 11 a.m ...

The warnings come from the NC Emergency Management for Rutherford County, per the National Weather Service (NWS). The Lake Lure Dam is failing due to heavy rainfall from Hurricane Helene ...

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 ...