Power outages in Charlotte: Thousands affected in winter storm
Wind gusts as strong as 50 mph knocked out power to at least 20,000 Charlotte-area customers early Friday morning and more than 140,000 statewide.
By the afternoon thousands were still without power.
As of 4 p.m., more than 10,000 were still without power in Mecklenburg County, according to PowerOutage.us.
There were 230 people without power in neighboring Union County, 2,285 in Gaston County, 316 in Stanly County, and 615 in Iredell County. As of 4 p.m., Cabarrus County also reported 355 people without power, according to PowerOutage.us.
In York County, there were 199 people without power.
The hardest hit areas in Mecklenburg County early Friday included the southern portion of the county along I-485 near Providence Road, and near Arrowood Road off I-77 in southwest Charlotte. The power outages comes as a winter storm moves from the Midwest to the east coast on Friday.
Crews are restoring service as quickly as possible, Duke Energy said. Other utilities reported scattered outages as well. The United States power outage map reported more than 165,000 North Carolinians without power mid-morning.
The Charlotte Fire Department tweeted that the 4400 block of South Blvd was closed in both directions Friday morning because of downed power lines. The Midland, NC fire department reported a tree and power lines down on Highway 24/27 at Allen Storage Road.
You can call Duke Energy at 800-POWERON (800-769-3766) or text “OUT” to 57801 to report outages or fallen power lines.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
This story was originally published December 23, 2022 at 7:53 AM with the headline "Power outages in Charlotte: Thousands affected in winter storm."
