NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency
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.
Mandatory evacuations ordered after Lake Lure dam failure
WEB23 hours ago · Latest News Stories. ... Emergency workers sent an update at 4:15 p.m. said Lake Lure Dam was still holding, but water continues to flow around it and over it. Both Highways 64 and 74 are ...
North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but
WEBEmergency officials warned in a 6 p.m. ET Facebook post that Lake Lure Dam water levels are now receding. Emergency personnel have rescued more than 25 people through "swift water rescue."
North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about …
WEBA structural engineer assessed the Lake Lure dam Friday evening and determined its failure is not imminent, a town official told NBC News. The Lake Lure dam in western …
Lake Lure Dam overtopped as Helene floods North Carolina - FOX …
WEB1 day 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 ...
Lake Lure Dam wall holding, but structural supports ... - WBTV
WEB1 day ago · 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.
Lake Lure dam failure ‘imminent,’ Flash Flood Emergency issued
WEB1 day ago · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A mandatory evacuation has been announced for residents below the Lake Lure dam in low-lying flood-prone areas.Mass notification sirens have been activated, according to the Town of Lake Lure. A secondary shelter has been set up Friday at the Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church located at 252 North Washington Street in the Town of Rutherfordton.
Torrential rains flood North Carolina mountains and create risk of …
WEB1 day 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.
Lake Lure Dam no longer at imminent risk of failure, officials say
WEBThe Lake Lure Dam is no longer at an imminent risk of failure, emergency management officials in Rutherford County posted on Facebook shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.
North Carolina residents told to evacuate due to ‘imminent’ dam …
WEB1 day ago · The Lure Dam was built in 1927 on the Broad River, about one hour’s drive east of Asheville and two hours west of Charlotte. Lake Lure itself is best known nationally as a filming site for the ...
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