Lincoln County offices opening at 10 am Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
MONDAY JANUARY 26 WINTER WEATHER UPDATE
- Lincoln County Offices will operate on a 2 hour delay Tuesday, January 27th.
- Convenience Sites: Tin Mine, Airport, and Optimist will open at 11 am Tuesday January 27. Landfill will open at 11am. Owls Den, Car Farm and North Brook will open at 1 pm. Thank you to crews working to clear the ice.
- Lincoln County 911 continues to be heavily inundated with non-emergency calls. A lot of them are falls. Please be careful when venturing out, ICE IS SLIPPERY.
- Lincoln County Airport runway/taxiway is currently free of ice and snow. The road driving into the airport is still icey.
- Thank you so much to North Carolina Department of Transportation crews who have been continuously working to clean our roads. Your work is much appreciated and the main roads and highways look splendid. Secondary roads continue to be covered in ice even though the temperatures were slightly above freezing today. If you do head out, slow your speed. You have all done a great job staying home and keeping our first responders safe!
Landfill and Convenience Sites
SITE STATUS PLANNED MODIFICATIONS
Airport CLOSED Opening at 11:00am on Tuesday
Car Farm CLOSED Opening at 1:00pm on Tuesday
Landfill CLOSED Opening at 11:00am on Tuesday
North Brook CLOSED Opening at 1:00pm on Tuesday
Optimist CLOSED Opening at 11:00am on Tuesday
Owls Den CLOSED Opening at 1:00pm on Tuesday
Webbs CLOSED Opening at 11:00am on Wednesday
Lincoln County Emergency Management Shelter Plan
Lincoln County Emergency Management has an emergency preparedness plan which includes the opening of shelters if certain conditions are met including major power outages and infrastructure failures. Emergency Management is assessing the situation of the storm hour by hour along with County Management. If a decision is made to open shelters, the primary sites will be Lincolnton High School, secondary sites if needed are North Brook Community Center and East Lincoln Community Center. If a decision is made to activate the sites, a notification will be posted on the County website and social media sites. A phone number dedicated to shelter questions will also be activated and included in the communication. Please do not call 911 for shelter questions.
Declaration of State of Emergency In Lincoln County
Lincoln County has declared a State of Emergency effective at 5:30 pm, Saturday, January 24, 2026 due to the impending severe impacts from the projected winter storm. The declaration is in preparation for the anticipated winter storm. This will allow the County and Lincoln County Emergency Services to activate additional resources and implement response and recovery efforts and will also support our surrounding counties.
LINCOLN COUNTY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY