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Lake Lure Dam overtops with water

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North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say

Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.

Lake Lure Dam no longer at imminent risk of failure, officials say

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.

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NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency evacuation of people nearby

Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday morning as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — threatened to overwhelm the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina. A mandatory evacuation was ordered Friday morning, as local officials notified the National Weather Service that a dam failure was imminent.

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North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about integrity force evacuations

The Friday evening update was the second piece of positive news ... “RESIDENTS BELOW THE LAKE LURE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE ...

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Cocke County, Newport evacuations ordered after false alarm over 'catastrophic' dam failure

High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in East Tennessee.

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In Newport flooding chaos, wrong info on a breached dam led to the right call

Facebook posts about evacuations created chaos, but walking them back was safer than ignoring the warning signs.

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NWS says NC dam no longer at risk of failing, Flash Flood Warning caused by dam canceled for Cocke County

The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.

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