Eine obligatorische Evakuierung von Teilen von McDowell County, North Carolina, die nach einem Erdrutsch, der durch die Auswirkungen subtropischer Sturmfluten verursacht wurde, ausgestellt wurde, bedrohte die Integrität eines Staudamms in der Grafschaft:
NCC111-301200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE NORTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 322 AM EDT WED MAY 30 2018 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF MCDOWELL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE NORTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW LAKE TAHOMA CONTINUES. THIS WAS ISSUED AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF DAM ENGINEERS WHO REMAIN ON THE SCENE. THE CLASS 1 EMERGENCY AT LAKE TAHOMA WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DAM INSPECTORS EVALUATE THE DAM DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. THIS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW LAKE TAHOMA SHOULD EVACUATE NOW. THIS INCLUDES: LAKE TAHOMA ROAD FROM LAKE TAHOMA SOUTH TO US 70 WEST. TOMS CREEK ROAD FROM NC 80 TO MORGAN LAKE ROAD. TOM JOHNSON CAMPING CENTER. OLD GREENLEE RD FROM CRANE RESISTOFLEX ROAD TO WATER FILTER PLANT. US 70 WEST FROM PLEASANT GARDENS FIRE DEPARTMENT TO NORTH MAIN STREET. ALL RESIDENCES ALONG THE CATAWBA RIVER FROM TOM JOHNSON TO LAKE JAMES. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPMENTS THAT BORDER THE CATAWBA RIVER IN THE HANKINS COMMUNITY. RIVERVIEW ACRES OFF HANKINS ROAD. KATYDID DRIVE. LENTZ ROAD. RIVERBEND ACRES OFF HANKINS ROAD. CROSS CREEK DRIVE FROM INTERSECTION OF HANKINS ROAD TO THE 300 BLOCK. ALL LOCATIONS ALONG US 221 BUSINESS. GARDEN CREEK ROAD. NORTH MAIN STREET FROM FLICK VIDEO TO US 70 W INTERSECTION. BURNETTES LANDING. LAKE JAMES LANDING. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: YMCA OF MARION (NEAR MCDOWELL HOSPITAL) GLENWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH OLD FORT BAPTIST CHURCH REPEATING, A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW LAKE TAHOMA CONTINUES. THIS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW LAKE TAHOMA SHOULD EVACUATE NOW. $$