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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR IMMINENT FAILURE OF LAKE LURE AFFECTING 
DOWNSTREAM AREAS...

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and 
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are 
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

If you are in low lying areas below the Lake Lure you should move to 
higher ground immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 8189 3524 8197 3525 8196 3526 8197
      3527 8199 3539 8212 3541 8215 3541 8219
      3544 8218 3544 8212 3534 8201 3527 8195
      3523 8189 3522 8184 3524 8175 3521 8176
      3519 8182

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
DAM FAILURE...IMMINENT

$$

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