RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Lake Lure water levels are slowly receding after a mandatory evacuation was announced for residents below the dam in low-lying flood-prone areas.

The NWS published the map below, which comprises a list of all current flash flood emergencies, including Lake Lure Dam. "Here is a map of the current Flash Flood Emergencies across the western ...

“Urgent: Flash floor emergency for the Lake Lure Dam! Dam failure imminent!” the NWS wrote via X. “Residents below the dam need to evacuate to higher ground immediately.” URGENT: FLASH ...

Aerials over Lake Lure in Rutherford County show the impacts of the devastating flooding and damage caused by Helene.TOP STORIES54 people saved from underwater hospital near North Carolina ...