Chimney Rock, North Carolina and Hurricane Helene
‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s Main Street
Tracy Stevens had left her house in Chimney Rock Thursday night and gotten a room at the Lake Lure Inn, which had a generator and was staying open through the storm. The two towns, both popular tourist destinations, are walking distance to one another, joined by a bridge across the Broad River in the mountains of Rutherford County.
WATCH: Helene floods devastate village of Chimney Rock, North Carolina
"I’m not sure what they’re going to do to get us out of here," said a resident of Chimney Rock, N.C. who captured flooding footage.
Apocalyptic siren blares as Hurricane Helene ravages North Carolina village, video shows
Terrifying video captured apocalyptic sirens blaring as Hurricane Helene’s violent floodwaters ravaged a North Carolina Village. The shocking clip begins with a powerful wave of mudwater surging across a yard in Chimney Rock, ripping pieces of a home off and sweeping debris in the tide.
WATCH NOW: Aerials show damages in Chimney Rock following Helene
Chimney Rock in Rutherford County saw extensive damage from Helene. The Broad River's force caused a washout for nearly everything in the surrounding areas. Aerial videos show damage to homes, buildings, bridges and more. Roads in the area have been completely damaged and washed away.
Lake Lure Flowering Bridge near Chimney Rock reportedly swept away by Helene floods
North Carolina residents are mourning after Lake Lure landmark appears to have been destroyed by Helene-related flood waters.
Chimney Rock completely destroyed as Helene unleashes historic flooding across North Carolina
Hurricane Helene has brought days of rain to western North Carolina, which has caused complete devastation in areas like Chimney Rock.
Video shows Chimney Rock completely destroyed as Helene unleashes catastrophic flooding across North Carolina
Complete devastation has been unfolding in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene unleashed days of flooding. Images from Chimney Rock, located near Asheville, was one of the many cities destroyed by historic flooding.
See photos, videos of flooding and damage in Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, NC
Chimney Rock and Lake Lure in western North Carolina appears to have been devastated by flooding after Hurricane Helene swept ...
‘Damage is unimaginable’ in Chimney Rock after images show half of village wiped out
Chimney Rock is along U.S. 64 hugging the Broad River in Rutherford County. Lake Lure is located just east of Chimney Rock ...
1,000 people reported unaccounted for in North Carolina county hit hardest by Hurricane Helene
More than 1,000 people have been reported unaccounted for in a devastated North Carolina county where 30 people have already ...
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Helene brings heavy rain, flooding to North Carolina: See photos, videos of damage
Power outages and life-threatening flash flooding were reported in the western part of the state. In many areas in North ...
ENC Emergency Management crew’s rescue continues in Western North Carolina in “unimaginable damage”
An emergency management crew in the east is continuing the rescue efforts in the storm-battered Western North Carolina.
Western North Carolina roads closed, travel nearly impossible after Helene
Travel in and out of much of Western North Carolina is nearly impossible after heavy rains and flooding battered the state in ...
Western North Carolina hit with life-threatening flooding and mudslides
The Carolinas and Tennessee are reeling from catastrophic flooding and mudslides that knocked out homes, roads and bridges.