Lake Lure dam failure in North Carolina prompts mandatory …
WEB20 hours ago — Lake Lure is in Rutherford County about two hours west of Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a popular tourist attraction. The lake was first constructed in 1925 when the initial dam was built along ...
Lake Lure Dam wall holding, no longer ‘compromised ... - WBTV
WEB1 day ago — 46 weather alerts in effect. LAKE LURE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Lake Lure Dam wall was holding Friday afternoon, but flooding was still expected with dam failure labeled “imminent” earlier in the day. The Lake Lure Damn, located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, had water flowing over and around it as of 3:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27.
North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about …
WEB14 hours ago — Sept. 27, 2024, 8:48 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 27, 2024, 9:29 PM UTC. By Evan Bush. The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped on Friday after Hurricane Helene inundated the area, forcing ...
Dam failure ‘imminent’ at Lake Lure, residents urged to evacuate ...
WEB19 hours ago — Lake Lure, in Rutherford County, is one of many counties across North Carolina that has seen several inches of rain as Tropical Storm Helene passes through. In Mecklenburg County, Mountain Island Lake is expected to reach its highest levels on record. Duke Energy said it could reach water levels of …
North Carolina flooding: Lake Lure Dam overtops, remains intact
WEB1 day ago — Emergency officials warned in an 11 a.m. ET Facebook post that failure of Lake Lure Dam was "imminent." That update came after the Rutherford County Emergency Management reported "catastrophic ...
Evacuations ordered as Lake Lure Dam failure ‘imminent,’ officials …
WEB18 hours ago — 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, 2024 at 2 ...
Lake Lure Dam 'failure imminent,' evacuations ordered - WSPA …
WEB1 day ago — Posted: Sep 27, 2024 / 01:02 AM EDT. Updated: Sep 27, 2024 / 04:21 PM EDT. RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Rutherford County Emergency Management said all residents below the Lake Lure Dam ...
Lake Lure Dam overtopped as Helene floods North Carolina | Fox …
WEB20 hours ago — LAKE LURE, N.C. – Authorities are going house-to-house and urging people below the dam of a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains to evacuate as officials warn the barrier could be nearing failure. Rutherford County Emergency Management officials issued a dire warning in a Facebook ...
Helene: People downstream of Lake Lure NC dam told to …
WEB1 day ago — At 9 a.m. Friday, town officials notified the Rutherford County Emergency Management office about the pending dam failure, saying water from the lake was expected to top the dam before 10 a.m.
Helene Is Bringing ‘Life-Threatening Flash Flooding’ to North Carolina ...
WEB1 day ago — In Western North Carolina, rivers and at least one lake overflowed and landslides closed spots of Interstate 40 and several major roads, while many waterways had spilled over.
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