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Tropical Storm Debby

The National Weather Services declared a flash flood warning was in effect for Mecklenburg County until 11 a.m. on Thursday.

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As Tropical Storm Debby rumbles up the coast, drenching the Carolinas and prompting flash flood advisories across the two states, it has left thousands without power, according to Duke Energy’s outage map.

The map shows outages in dozens of neighborhoods across Mecklenburg County, where more than 17,000 were without power as of 5:30 p.m.

Tropical Storm Debby knocked out power to dozens of neighborhoods as of 5:30 p.m. in Charlotte.
Tropical Storm Debby knocked out power to dozens of neighborhoods as of 5:30 p.m. in Charlotte. Duke Energy website

Debby is expected to drop some five inches of rain in and near Charlotte through Friday, with even more falling on eastern parts of the state. Here is the power outage count as of Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Those interested in receiving power-restoration time estimate updates from Duke Energy can sign up here.

This story was originally published August 8, 2024 at 11:22 AM.

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Tropical Storm Debby

The National Weather Services declared a flash flood warning was in effect for Mecklenburg County until 11 a.m. on Thursday.

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