State of Emergency

State of Emergency sign

The State, County and the Town of Lake Lure, NC have declared a State of Emergency due to hazardous wind and rain.  As a result of the hazardous weather conditions, the regular Town Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 1/9/24 at 5:00 has been canceled.
 
Town Council will hold a special called meeting next Tuesday, 1/16/24 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be located at the Lake Lure Town Hall located at 2948 Memorial  Highway. 

1/10/24 Update: The State of Emergency in the Town of Lake Lure, NC has just been terminated; however, the following forecast has been posted today by the NWS.

Another in a series of low-pressure systems will affect the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia on Friday and Friday evening. This system will bring strong wind shear but weak instability ahead of a cold front during the day, which would raise the potential for a few severe thunderstorms, with damaging wind gusts being the main threat. Areas along and south of Interstate 85 may have the greatest risk depending on how much instability develops.