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Thousands face power outages across Western North Carolina

WLOS · last updated

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Thousands of Western North Carolina residents are experiencing power outages, particularly in Buncombe and Henderson counties.

Duke Energy’s outage map reports that 15,641 customers in Buncombe County are without power as of 9:30 p.m. The map shows the estimated time of restoration is 3:15 a.m. Sunday.

In Henderson County, 6,436 customers are without power as of 9:30 p.m., according to Duke Energy’s outage map. The estimated time of restoration in Henderson County is 2:15 a.m. Sunday

DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE IN WNC AND NORTHERN UPSTATE

The map shows that most of these outages are concentrated in and around Black Mountain, Fletcher, Arden, Swannanoa and Fairview.

Additional outages via Duke Energy include the following:

  • Graham County: 124 customers without power
  • McDowell County: 174 customers without power
  • Mitchell County: 165 customers without power

French Broad Electric’s outage map shows the following:

  • Mitchell County: 48 outages
  • Yancey County: 169 outages

The definitive cause of these outages is unknown at this time.

This story will be updated.

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