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Lake Lure Police Department
Sunday September 30th, 2018 :: 10:28 a.m. EDT

Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY FOR LAKE LURE NC

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Polk County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...

* Until 1130 AM EDT.

* At 925 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that locally as much as 3 additional inches of rain had fallen since daybreak this morning. Localized excessive runoff is possible and small stream levels may rise again from around
Columbus and Tryon and up to the Lake Lure area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Columbus, Tryon, Lake Lure, Saluda, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Shingle Hollow, Mill Spring, Lake Adger and Bat Cave.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Only when it is safe to do so, please report floodwaters or landslides flowing over roads or threatening property to the National Weather Service by calling toll-free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, by posting on our Facebook page, or via Twitter using hashtag NWSGSP.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred, including roadways, nearby cross streets, stream
names, and other landmarks.

 

Address/Location
Lake Lure Police Department
2950 Memorial Hwy
Lake Lure, NC 28746

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-625-4911

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