Flash Flood Warning 09/27/2024 08:02 for North Carolina areas

FFWGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Failure on the Broad River below Lake Lure in... Southern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... * Until 200 AM EDT Saturday. * At 1102 AM EDT, Rutherford County Emergency Management is reporting that catastrophic flows along the Broad River into Lake Lure is overtopping Lake Lure Dam, and the dam is in IMMINENT FAILURE. Evacuations are underway downstream of Lake Lure Dam. Residents are urged to seek higher ground NOW and obey all evacuation orders from Rutherford County Emergency Management to protect your life and the lives of your family. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Imminent Failure of Lake Lure Affecting Downstream Areas. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from the imminent failure of Lake Lure. SOURCE...Town of Lake Lure and Rutherford County Emergency Management IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! IMMEDIATE EVACUATION for areas downstream from the Lake Lure along the Broad River . * Some locations that will experience catastrophic flash flooding include...downstream of Lake Lure, Cleghorn community, Union community, Green Hill community, near Harris, and near Cliffside.