N.C. Dam in “imminent danger” of failing, evacuations ordered
Area of North Carolina affected by flash flood warning is seen in National Weather Service tweet
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Authorities in western North Carolina have ordered evacuations in an area south of the Lake Tahoma Dam, which they say is in “imminent danger” of failing after a landslide “compromised” its structural “integrity.” The National Weather Service tweeted an urgent message:
The National Weather Service declared a “flash flood emergency.”
Shelters were set up at two churches and a YMCA.
Lake Tahoma is a private lake in the mountains, in McDowell County.
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