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Lake Lure Police Department
Wednesday February 3rd, 2016 :: 09:50 a.m. EST

Advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for Rutherford County NC Lake Lure NC

Issued by The National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
9:01am EST, Wed Feb 3

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL NOON EST

* AT 900 AM EST... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 600 AM... WITH ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND NOON.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... FOREST CITY... RUTHERFORDTON... COLUMBUS... SPINDALE... TRYON... LAKE LURE... SALUDA... ELLENBORO... BOSTIC AND CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... POSSIBLY FLOODING LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND FARMLAND. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.

PLEASE REPORT FLOOD WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS OR THREATENING PROPERTY... OR LANDSLIDES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 1... 800... 2 6 7... 8 1 0 1... OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE... OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

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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