Flooding around Charlotte was already bad as Tropical Storm Helene moved through. It will increase as Duke Energy moves water from Lake Norman through Mountain Island Lake and into Lake Wylie.
Duke Energy “needs to move large amounts of rainwater through the Catawba River System,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management said Friday afternoon.
Mountain Island Lake saw rising water levels and flooding Friday evening when the floodgates at Cowan’s Ford Dam opened around 7 p.m., according to the county. 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 water moves from Lake Norman to Lake Wylie…