LAKE LURE, N.C. — Excessive rain has threatened a dam at Lake Lure, according to the National Weather Service. At 11 a.m. Friday, Lake Lure officials told Rutherford County Emergency Management they expect water to start spilling over the Lake Lure Dam.

Because of that threat, a mandatory evacuation has been enacted for residents in low-lying, flood-prone areas below the dam such as the Cleghorn, Union, Green Hill communities as well as Harris and Cliffside. Residents are being asked to evacuate to the Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church at 2525 N. Washington St. in Rutherfordton, North Carolina.