They’re trying to ease the pressure on some of the lakes in the area after heavy rain from what had been Hurricane Helene.
From Chopper 9: The flood gates at Cowans Ford Dam are open. Officials are warning Mountain Island Lake will quickly rise @wsoctvpic.twitter.com/4zP2BRv9qy
Channel 9′s Glenn Counts found some residents who heeded a voluntary evacuation order.
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Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area on the evening of Sept. 27, 2024
Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Shawn Lewis, a Mountain Island Lake resident, is worried.
“We’ve been watching the water level all day and they say it’s going to crest the highest it’s ever been,” Lewis said.
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