North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about …
WEB1 day ago — The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped Friday after Hurricane Helene inundated the area, forcing evacuations and prompting warnings from officials early Friday morning that...
Lake Lure Dam overtopped as Helene floods North Carolina | Fox …
WEB2 days ago — Relentless rain from what was once Hurricane Helene has resulted in catastrophic flooding from Florida to North Carolina as the storm moves inland across the Southeast. Rutherford County Emergency Management officials issued a dire warning in a Facebook post Friday to residents near Lake Lure.
Helene wreaks havoc across Southeast, killing at least 42 - NBC …
WEB2 days ago — Heavy rainfall from Hurricane Helene is pushing a major dam past its limits in North Carolina. Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing...
Scale of damages from Helene in Western NC still unfolding
WEB1 day ago — Hours later the Lake Lure Dam continued to hold. Water levels throughout the Western region reached historic levels of flooding. The Pigeon River crested at more than 25 feet near the Canton...
North Carolina residents evacuated after dam ‘compromised’ by …
WEB2 days ago — The Lake Lure Dam in calmer times, near Asheville in North Carolina. Residents were told to evacuate after the dam was ‘compromised’ by heavy rain from Tropical Storm Helene on Friday
Helene: Dozens dead as hurricane unleashes life-threatening …
WEB1 day ago — About 20 miles southwest of Asheville, overwhelming, torrential rainfall was pushing the Lake Lure Dam into “imminent failure,” according to the National Weather Service. • The threat isn’t...
Helene: People downstream of Lake Lure NC dam told to evacuate ...
WEB2 days ago — 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...
Fears of Lake Lure dam failure prompted mandatory evacuation
WEB2 days ago — Helene brought excessive rain, flash floods and damaging winds to the Carolinas early Friday morning after making landfall in Florida late Thursday night. Lake Lure is in Rutherford County...
North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must Leave ...
WEB2 days ago — A North Carolina dam failure is imminent after water levels at the Broad River rose 10 feet in only a few hours from Hurricane Helene.
Torrential rains flood North Carolina mountains and create risk of …
WEB2 days ago — Officials in Rutherford County were watching Lake Lure Dam because water overtopped it. That caused some erosion on one side of the dam, state Department of Environmental Quality spokesperson Kat Russell said. The lake, which feeds the Broad River, was created nearly 100 years ago.
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