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Lake Lure Dam overtops with water

The (Raleigh) News & Observe… · 11h

Lake Lure Dam in Western NC stable after imminent failure warning; emergency repairs begin

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

Hosted on MSN · 1d

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.

North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must Leave Immediately

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.

Hurricane Helene, North Carolina

Charlotte Observer on MSN · 2d

Flooding, evacuations after Helene plows Western NC; officials say stay off roads

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Rutherford County, east of Asheville, saying around 11 a.m. that a failure at the Lake Lure Dam was imminent and people below the dam should move to higher ground. More than a million Duke Energy customers were without power this morning, according to an outage map.

Western North Carolina cut off by 'historic' flooding in Helene aftermath

Road closures caused by surging rivers and disrupted communications in the wake of Hurricane Helene on Saturday isolated western North Carolina in what officials are calling a "catastrophic natural disaster.

The Washington Post on MSN · 12h

Where floods from Hurricane Helene are ravaging the North Carolina mountains

After making landfall in Florida on Thursday, Hurricane Helene continued north, bringing catastrophic flooding to western North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Asheville,

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 ...

12h

‘Apocalyptic’ damage: Helene kills at least 30 in Western NC, severs power, water, roads

Many in Western North Carolina remained without fresh water, internet or cell service. Seven water plants in Avery, Burke, ...

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North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about integrity force evacuations

Water overtopped the Lake Lure dam in North Carolina on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the area ...

Sky 4 shows path of destruction left by Tropical Storm Helene in the Upstate and western North Carolina

Sky 4 captured the path of destruction left by Tropical Storm Helene in the Upstate and western North Carolina.

14h

Watch western NC rivers on live web cams as Helene moves through the state

Potentially catastrophic rainfall is predicted for the southern Appalachians. Watch rivers rise on these USGS webcams.

15h

ENC Emergency Management crew's rescue efforts continue in Western North Carolina amidst disaster

An emergency management crew in the east is continuing the rescue efforts in the storm-battered Western North Carolina.

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