LAKE LURE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Crews are making major progress in clearing out debris from Hurricane Helene in Lake Lure. Located about 30 miles east of Asheville, the small town is known for its lake ...

At the height of the rainfall in Western NC from Hurricane Helene-related storms, a major dam was threatened. Lake Lure Dam remains stable, engineers determined.

National Lake Lure, the NC town decimated by Helene, is an iconic filming site Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County, about 40 miles southeast of Asheville.

At the peak of Helene’s rains, a warning went out that the Lake Lure Dam was at imminent risk of failing, as water spilled over the top of its 124-foot tall structure.