15 rescued, dozens without homes in Mountain Island Lake
Sep 28, 2024 · Mountain Island Lake rose to more than 107 feet as floodwaters made their way through the Catawba River system. Along Lake Drive and the Catawba River, the effects were obvious: Friday morning, WBTV had done live reports under one home built on stilts 12 feet high; the water had been about six inches deep at the time.
Flash flood emergency: Evacuations ordered along Catawba River …
Sep 27, 2024 · The Catawba River has already reached 103.15 feet at the Mountain Island Dam, which is the sixth-highest level. ... WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so ...
Flooded Catawba River homes prepare for more water as Duke …
Sep 28, 2024 · The Catawba River drains water from a basin that starts in western North Carolina, where Tropical Storm Helene produced floodwater that destroyed or cut off hundreds of roads.
Photos reveal scale of flooding at Mountain Island Lake, Catawba River ...
Sep 28, 2024 · Expand All. As water continued to rise, mandatory evacuations were in effect south of Mountain Island Lake, which is near Charlotte, on Saturday. Photos show completely flooded homes and streets ...
Flash flood 'imminent' at Mountain Island Lake, evacuations …
Sep 27, 2024 · Life-threatening, catastrophic, and potential historic flash flooding of areas along the Catawba River from immediately downstream of Cowans Ford Dam to Mountain Island Lake to the Riverside Drive community below Mountain …
Mountain Island Lake floodwaters to rise rapidly as Duke Energy
Sep 27, 2024 · Duke Energy was preparing to move "large amounts of rainwater through the Catawba River System from Lake Norman to Lake Wylie through Mountain Island Lake,” the Charlotte Mecklenburg Emergency Management Office reported at 2:30 p.m. Friday. “Flood waters will rise RAPIDLY and conditions will change quickly,” officials said.
‘Absolute total loss’: Evacuees return to homes along Catawba River
Sep 30, 2024 · Evacuation orders were lifted Sunday for many who live along the Catawba River in Mecklenburg County. That’s after the utility had to open the Cowans Ford Dam to ease pressure on Lake Norman ...
Voluntary evacuation in place for Mountain Island Lake as water
Soon everyone living in the red zone from Lake Norman to Lake Wylie could be in a similar situation as Duke Energy prepares to move massive amounts of water through the Catawba River System.
Evacuations underway in western N.C. as flood waters rise - Spectrum News
Sep 27, 2024 · Evacuations also were ordered for parts of Charlotte, Asheville and McDowell and Haywood counties. Charlotte officials ordered people on Riverside Drive, along the Catawba River, to evacuate as floodwaters rose. In Asheville, Buncombe County issued a mandatory evacuation order at 6:30 a.m. for people along the Swannanoa River, starting at the ...
More floods for Charlotte-area lakes as Duke Energy moves water ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Lake Wylie in South Carolina and the Catawba River will be hit next. The county issued an overnight advisory at 7:45 p.m. Friday warning floodwaters will continue to rise, even without rain, as ...