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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Chimney Rock mayor says North Carolina town is 'starting from 0'The flooding from Helene has caused catastrophic damage to the town of Chimney Rock, North Carolina. Mayor Peter O'Leary says ...
Power outages and life-threatening flash flooding were reported in the western part of the state. In many areas in North ...
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding.
The devastating impact of Hurricane Helene is becoming more evident as East Tennessee and Western North Carolina begin to ...
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