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The bridge that connects Lake Lure and Chimney Rock in Lake Lure, N.C. on Saturday, September 29, 2024. For a couple of days, the wreckage left the two communities as isolated as they were a ...
Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina, causing damage and erosion ...
Mollie Mercer works on salvaging items at the Kizmet Yogawear shop in the River Arts District in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. The building was severely flooded during Hurricane Helene.
Employment rates in counties effected by Helene dropped significantly in the storm's aftermath. [106] Immediately after Helene, Buncombe County jumped from 2.5 percent, the state's lowest, to 10.4 percent. Mitchell County had the state's highest rate in November at 9.1 percent, and in December at 7.3 percent.
The dam, power company, and real estate of Lake Lure were acquired by the Town of Lake Lure in 1965. [ 3 ] On September 27, 2024, the town, along with the neighboring village of Chimney Rock, suffered catastrophic damage from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene , including the destruction of the historic Lake Lure Flowering Bridge and the ...
Lake Lure, including the dam, was used for filming multiple scenes in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. [ 5 ] During Hurricane Helene in 2024, Lake Lure received excessive rain over two days, causing the lake to fill and overtop the dam, which compromised structural supports and eroded both sides around the dam, prompting local officials to call for ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Helene for Sunday, Sept. 29. For the latest news on the storm, view our live updates file for Monday, Sept. 30. ASHEVILLE, N.C. − More ...
A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.