Both dams are located in North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains. Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 18:46 Eastern Time on Friday 27 September, 2024. to reflect new statements from ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating ... a close eye on a major dam, the closure of two main interstates in the mountains and flooding everywhere.

spokesman for the NC Department of Environmental Quality. “The structure remained intact following the storm,” Kastrinsky said in an email. “Water caused erosion on both sides of the dam ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Justice Academy this week ... 27 when she was caught in floodwaters from a broken dam as Helene dumped more than two feet of rain in the mountains. Deputy ...

Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about Hurricane Helene and the aftermath, particularly in Western North Carolina. The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared ...

The Waterville Dam is at the confluence of the Pigeon River and Big Creek, and is also known as the Walters Dam. Both dams are located in North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Justice Academy ... caught in floodwaters from a broken dam as Helene dumped more than two feet of rain in the mountains. Deputy Charles James ...