Chimney Rock, NC, Wiped out by Historic Flooding
And then worse than the worst happened, as a wall of water came rushing down the Broad River, wiping out most of the structures along Main Street — and Main Street itself — in the Village of Chimney Rock, and straining the dam that holds back Lake Lure.
‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s Main Street
Tracy Stevens had left her house in Chimney Rock Thursday night and gotten a room at the Lake Lure Inn, which had a generator and was staying open through the storm. The two towns, both popular tourist destinations, are walking distance to one another, joined by a bridge across the Broad River in the mountains of Rutherford County.
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Crews are continuing their work to clear debris, restore power and get supplies into North Carolina communities that remain ...
Terrifying video captured apocalyptic sirens blaring as Hurricane Helene’s violent floodwaters ravaged a North Carolina Village. The shocking clip begins with a powerful wave of mudwater surging ...
N.C., said the "cataclysmic" damage brought by Hurricane Helene could leave western parts of the state in recovery mode for ...
Power outages and life-threatening flash flooding were reported in the western part of the state. In many areas in North ...
Chimney Rock is along U.S. 64 hugging the Broad River in Rutherford County. Lake Lure is located just east of Chimney Rock ...
With roads impassable and bridges destroyed, several rural communities are stranded without power, water and cell service.
The devastating impact of Hurricane Helene is becoming more evident as East Tennessee and Western North Carolina begin to ...
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