Structural supports have been compromised but the Dam wall is currently holding,” according to the post. “Evacuations have occurred from the Dam to Island Creek Road. Evacuation sirens are sounding downstream of the Dam. Emergency personnel are working with the structural engineers and are going house to house to ensure all citizens have been evacuated. Evacuees are being transported temporarily to Ingles in Lake Lure.”
Both updates came after the Rutherford County Emergency Management reported “catastrophic flows along the Broad River into Lake Lure” were overtopping the dam, resulting in major flooding downstream, per the National Weather Service
Flood warnings have been issued for several counties and towns in Western North Carolina, including Avery, Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes and Boone.
A 4-year-old was killed and others were injured in a wreck in Catawba County on Thursday that occurred as Helene’s outer bands were slamming the state. In Charlotte, a person died and another was hospitalized after a tree fell on a home just after 5 a.m. Friday, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.
“This was a storm-related death,” Capt. John Lipcsak, a spokesperson for the fire department, told USA TODAY.
The NWS previously told the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the outer rain band of Hurricane Helene would likely arrive in Western North Carolina on Thursday and bring six to 10 inches of additional rain and high winds.
Before the powerful storm made landfall, NWS Meteorologist Clay Chaney said residents in the region should not underestimate how severe its conditions could be, including potential “catastrophic, life-threatening flooding.”Structural supports have been compromised but the Dam wall is currently holding,” according to the post. “Evacuations have occurred from the Dam to Island Creek Road. Evacuation sirens are sounding downstream of the Dam. Emergency personnel are working with the structural engineers and are going house to house to ensure all citizens have been evacuated. Evacuees are being transported temporarily to Ingles in Lake Lure.”
Structural supports have been compromised but the Dam wall is currently holding,” according to the post. “Evacuations have occurred from the Dam to Island Creek Road. Evacuation sirens are sounding downstream of the Dam. Emergency personnel are working with the structural engineers and are going house to house to ensure all citizens have been evacuated. Evacuees are being transported temporarily to Ingles in Lake Lure.”
Both updates came after the Rutherford County Emergency Management reported “catastrophic flows along the Broad River into Lake Lure” were overtopping the dam, resulting in major flooding downstream, per the National Weather Service
Flood warnings have been issued for several counties and towns in Western North Carolina, including Avery, Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes and Boone.
A 4-year-old was killed and others were injured in a wreck in Catawba County on Thursday that occurred as Helene’s outer bands were slamming the state. In Charlotte, a person died and another was hospitalized after a tree fell on a home just after 5 a.m. Friday, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.
“This was a storm-related death,” Capt. John Lipcsak, a spokesperson for the fire department, told USA TODAY.
The NWS previously told the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the outer rain band of Hurricane Helene would likely arrive in Western North Carolina on Thursday and bring six to 10 inches of additional rain and high winds.
Before the powerful storm made landfall, NWS Meteorologist Clay Chaney said residents in the region should not underestimate how severe its conditions could be, including potential “catastrophic, life-threatening flooding.”Structural supports have been compromised but the Dam wall is currently holding,” according to the post. “Evacuations have occurred from the Dam to Island Creek Road. Evacuation sirens are sounding downstream of the Dam. Emergency personnel are working with the structural engineers and are going house to house to ensure all citizens have been evacuated. Evacuees are being transported temporarily to Ingles in Lake Lure.”
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