00:55 Evacuation Orders Lifted in North Carolina Flood Threat The evacuation orders in McDowell County, N.C. have been lifted, and an engineer has deemed the Lake Tahoma Dam safe for now.

At a Glance Torrential rain lead to widespread flooding in western North Carolina Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

Evacuations were ordered below the Lake Tahoma Dam in McDowell County.

There were a pair of landslides near the dam that raised concerns about the dam's integrity.

Wednesday morning, an engineer deemed the dam safe and all evacuations were lifted.

Evacuations have been lifted after a dam in western North Carolina was deemed structurally sound despite earlier fears that mudslides and flooding triggered by Tropical Depression Alberto could cause the structure to fail.

McDowell County Emergency Management ordered mandatory evacuations for all residents living below Lake Tahoma Dam along Buck Creek and along the Catawba River from Buck Creek and Lake Tahoma Road to the mouth of Lake James, based on the recommendation from on-site dam engineers. Water was reportedly spilling over the sides of the dam just after midnight Wednesday morning.

After the dam was examined, McDowell County Emergency Management said there was no danger, and all evacuation orders were lifted . McDowell County Emergency Services director William Kehler told NBC News that the mandatory evacuations impacted "several thousand" residents .

Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for western North Carolina as a response to the flooding and mudslides in McDowell County and elsewhere.

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Five minor injuries were reported during water rescues, McDowell County Emergency Management deputy director Adrienne Jones told the Associated Press. Lake Tahoma is located about 5 miles northwest of Marion, North Carolina, or about 27 miles east-northeast of Asheville.

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Widespread flooding was reported in McDowell County, including along the Catawba River and its tributaries like Mill, Crooked, Nix, Curtis and Mackey creeks. Flooding was also reported along sections of U.S. 70 and U.S. 221 in the county.

The Catawba River near Pleasant Gardens , west of the city of Marion, crested at its highest level since its record crest set during Hurricane Frances in September 2004.

Because of the flooding, schools were closed Wednesday in McDowell County , according to Fox Carolina.

Flooding was also reported in the town of Old Fort, North Carolina, late Tuesday night. Multiple semi trucks were reported stuck in floodwaters in the Greenlee community just east of Old Fort.

A landslide shut down all westbound lanes on Interstate 40 at the top of Old Fort Mountain Tuesday night, but the roadway has since been cleared and reopened.

An estimated 4 to 6 inches of rain had fallen since Tuesday morning in McDowell County, according to the NWS.

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Elsewhere, parts of U.S. 176 were shut down from flooding in Polk County, North Carolina, between Saluda and Tryon.

At least five mudslides were reported in Henderson County blocking roads near the towns of Bat Cave and Hendersonville. In Black Mountain, a mobile home park was evacuated Tuesday as floodwaters rose , according to WLOS.com.

Asheville crushed its previous record-wettest May – 9.81 inches in 2009 – by over 3 inches and is closing in on its wettest single month dating to 1869 .

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