Flash flood warning for Lincoln County
Published 4:47 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2022
- Photo by Brett Campbell / Rain falls heavily Wednesday outside the offices of The Daily Leader.
As skies grow increasingly dark over Lincoln County, the rain gauge at the county’s Emergency Management Office has recorded 4.21 inches of precipitation at 4:40 p.m. and some streets are flooding.
The highest wind gust recorded to this point was 36 mph, EM Director Chris Reid said.
The county is under a flash flood warning until 6:15 p.m. as water has risen in multiple places. Motorists should use extreme caution and never drive through areas with moving water.
A flash flood watch and tornado watch both remain in effect until 7 p.m.