Thousands are still without power in the Carolinas. When the lights should come back on
Thousands across the Carolinas were still without power Tuesday morning after a winter storm system brought snow, ice and sleet to the region over the weekend.
Charlotte dodged much of the heaviest accumulations but still saw outages and dangerous road conditions. And other parts of the region saw significant snowfall and greater ice accumulation.
Power outages in the Carolinas
About 5,000 power outages were reported across North Carolina by 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to the state Department of Public Safety’s tracker. More than 3,800 of those outages were in Moore County.
In Mecklenburg County, less than 20 outages remained Tuesday morning, the map showed.
Charlotte-based Duke Energy, a major provider in the region, was reporting about 250 outages across North and South Carolina, leaving about 4,500 customers without power.
The bulk of those outages were in western North Carolina and in the South Carolina Upstate, the company’s outage map showed.
When will power be restored?
Duke Energy crews are working around the Carolinas to resolve the remaining outages, spokesman Randy Wheeless told the Observer, with the goal of restoring power regionally by the end of Tuesday.
“Hopefully we’ll have that all wrapped up today,” he said.
That estimate includes restoration for western North Carolina and communities in and around Pinehurst and Southern Pines in Moore County. Wheeless indicated that Duke Energy was dealing with the largest concentration of remaining outages.
