"Severe Storms Cause Power Outages and Tornado Risk in North Carolina"
TL;DR
High winds sweeping across Western North Carolina have caused power outages, with about 172 outages affecting more than 3,989 people reported across the Carolinas. Duke Energy has provided estimated restoration times for affected areas, and customers are advised to prepare safety kits in case of further outages.
- Hundreds without electricity has high winds sweep across WNC WLOS
- Isolated tornadoes, damaging wind risk Thursday in North Carolina WXII12 Winston-Salem
- Thousands across central and Eastern NC without power as storm system arrives Thursday Yahoo! Voices
- FORECAST: Dry air decreases chance for heavy rain, severe storms WSOC Charlotte
- Severe Charlotte-area storms could spawn weak tornado, dump heavy rains, NWS says Charlotte Observer
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