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Thousands of power outages reported across the state

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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) — Thousands of power outages are being reported across the state, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety website.

ReadyNC.gov shows that numerous counties in Eastern Carolina are currently undergoing outages.

As of 9:25 p.m. Saturday, the following ENC counties are reporting outages:

  • Carteret County – 1
  • Chowan County - 1
  • Craven County – 46
  • Currituck County - 47
  • Dare County – 43
  • Duplin County – 4
  • Edgecombe County - 6
  • Hertford County - 6
  • Nash County - 1
  • New Hanover County - 2
  • Onslow County - 4
  • Pamlico County - 59
  • Pasquotank County - 1
  • Pitt County - 17
  • Pender County – 628
  • Perquimans County – 27

As of 9:25 p.m., a total of 4,082 power outages have been reported throughout the entire state.

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