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Hundreds evacuated as dams at risk in North Carolina following Storm Helene flooding
Residents downstream of two North Carolina dams are being immediately evacuated after reports of a “catastrophic failure” due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport to get out.State officials and the National Weather Service (NWS) later said this was a false alarm, citing the energy company that operates the dam, but the evacuation orders remained in force.Meanwhile, officials in Rutherford County, North Carolina told residents downstream of the Lake Lure Dam, about 40...
Brad Panovich: 'Very high confidence' tornado touched down in Burke County
BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Based on radar data, WCNC Weather Impact Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich spotted a possible tornado in Burke County, North Carolina, Wednesday evening. The same storm that had a confirmed tornado in Rutherford County moved into Burke County just before 6 p.m. which meant the conditions...
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