Lake Lure Dam ‘failure imminent,’ evacuations ordered

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Rutherford County Emergency Management said all residents below the Lake Lure Dam should evacuate immediately.

[RebeccaTostenson-tcdj]

For news of this importance, turn the ads off. Waste of time.

[spicencens]

And don't leave your animals behind!
If it's not safe for you, it's not safe for them.

[acaciabaker]

Prayers for safety of people and animals in the area, band together and help each other out and help each other forward ❤

[stormcrow]

Lesson of the day: Do not build your house below a dam

[Donkey]

I hope they take all their animals with them, not leave them behind to drown

[DDee-oikn]

Prayers to anyone having to leave their homes - heartbreaking. We are getting strong winds here in Indiana this afternoon from this storm.

[paulabarnes]

Where is Lake Lure? Rutherford County NC, thank you Google.

[toddwright]

PLEASE TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU.... dont leave them tied to a tree to drown or locked up in a house... PLEASE take those fur babies with you

[markberryhill]

I most definitely had a small tornado wipe out a patch of pine trees above my house and block my driveway with a giant red oak tree. It leveled a path about 400 yards long in a Northeast to Southwest direction, which is contrary to our normal wind direction. One giant limb that broke off of a cherry tree barely missed my truck. Whew!

[RatdogDRB]

It would be helpful for those not familiar with the area to zoom out to give a visual perspective as to the location, rather than assuming everyone viewing online KNOWS where this is within the path of Helene.

[CaneCorsoZ]

Lack of planning by the ArmyCorp and the Dam Tenders does in fact constitute an emergency on the downstream landowners

[robertwhite]

Maybe, just maybe- if we took care of our own country first before providing for all others, we wouldn't have so much infrastructure failure.

[normancoreyBuildingTrains]

Didn't we learn anything from New Orleans with the Dam they ignored for years til it broke during Katrina.

[catline]

who the heck builds a town that close to the spillway of a dam?!

[williamlloyd]

Who owns the Lake Lure dam?
Has dam been surveyed by the responsible state agency?
What if any recommendation were made about the dam?
Has owner taken any steps to mitigate the risk of failure?
Point is a dam doesn’t fail unless people don’t make the hard decisions to manage this infrastructure.

[godswarrior]

We vacationed at Lake Lure, this is sad. Praying for all residents there

[fullofgracehomestead]

Hmmmm, all talk and no video? This is news?

[ebroskie]

Went to Lake Lure growing up--so sad and scary.

[jeffdymarczyk]

Pictures of the dam and overflowing water????

[Blazini]

My first thought is why wasn't water released 2-3 days ago in preparation?