4,000 customers without power in Charlotte on Tuesday morning
4,000 customers without power in Charlotte on Tuesday morning
UPDATE: As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, Duke Energy reported the number of outages had dropped to around 1,000 customers.
The original story is below.
Duke Energy is reporting around 4,200 customers are without power early Tuesday in north Charlotte.
It is estimated some of the customers may not have their power restored until 10:30 p.m., Duke Energy said.
The outage began around 5:38 a.m. when a large tree fell across power lines and snapped a pole near the intersection of Gibbon and Old Statesville roads, Duke Energy says.
The outage is impacting traffic signals and businesses in the area.
Duke Energy crews are working to cut up the tree and replace the pole, officials said.
This is a developing story.
This story was originally published September 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM.
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Mark Price is a state reporter for The Charlotte Observer and McClatchy News outlets in North Carolina. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology.