Evacuations are now in place. "URGENT: FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE LAKE LURE DAM! DAM FAILURE IMMINENT! RSIDENTS BELOW THE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!" the NWS office in ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — The 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. LAKE LURE DAM ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — Excessive rain had threatened a dam at Lake Lure ... officials said it was no longer at risk of imminent failure with no immediate threat. Helene brought excessive rain ...

LAKE LURE - From ... of water on the sides of the dam caused further alarm, its force washing out the embankments. The dam did not fail, nor was it in "imminent failure," DiOrio told the Citizen ...