Lake Lure Dam overtopped as Helene floods North Carolina

LAKE LURE, N.C. – Authorities went house-to-house urging folks beneath the dam of a well-liked lake within the western North Carolina mountains to evacuate Friday after officers warned the barrier might be nearing failure.

Nevertheless it seems the dam will have the ability to survive the storm.

Relentless rain from what was as soon as Hurricane Helene has resulted in catastrophic flooding from Florida to North Carolina because the storm strikes inland throughout the Southeast.

Rutherford County Emergency Administration officers issued a dire warning in a Fb submit Friday to residents close to Lake Lure.

“Residents beneath the Lake Lure Dam must evacuate to increased floor instantly!!” officers wrote within the submit. “Dam failure imminient!! Evacuate to increased floor instantly!!”

By Friday afternoon, officers mentioned that the wall of the dam is at present holding however water from the flooded Broad River is overtopping it and help buildings have been compromised.

However by late Friday night, emergency officers mentioned engineers had excellent news: the dam was now not in threat of failure. 

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All of western North Carolina was beneath a excessive threat of flooding Friday, with rainfall totals within the southern Appalachains reaching 15-25 inches as Helene moved by way of.

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