The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a High Wind Warning for Lincoln County beginning Friday afternoon and continuing through the evening hours. Wind gusts from the southeast are forecast to reach the 60 mph mark. Sustained winds are forecast at 25 to 35 mph, according to the NWS.
Rainfall is also in the forecast, with the possibility of precipitation beginning in the morning hours and increasing through the day and into the evening, according to the NWS. Some of the precipitation may arrive as sleet, especially in the morning hours, according to the NWS.
The NWS advisory warns that power outages are a possibility during a high wind event.
The Lincoln County News will continue to follow the progress of this event and post any additional information here as soon as it is obtained.