Power Outage in Albemarle, NC

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Stanly County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Stanly County as a result of the tropical storm force wind gusts.

A tree fell on power lines, causing power outages near the intersection of Ray Bud Rd and Old Aquadale Rd in Aquadale.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Stanly County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Stanly County as a result of the strong winds.

Trees and power lines were reported down at Big Lick Road and Oak Grove Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across western portions of the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across western portions of the county.

Tropical storm wind gusts downed multiple trees and caused minor wind damage and scattered power outages.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Stanly County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Stanly County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

One tree was reported down on a power line at 10th Street and Avondale Avenue.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down throughout the city of Albemarle, some resulting in structural damage in the downtown area.

Multiple trees were reported and power lines were reported down in the Albemarle area.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Stanly County, including on homes, cars, and power lines. Numerous customers lost power in Stanly County as a result of the strong winds.

Multiple trees and power lines were reported down across the county.

Tree branches fell into and knocked down power lines on Inger Avenue in Albemarle, North Carolina.

Power lines were reported down in northern parts of Stanly County.

Strong winds of 40 to 50 mph downed scattered trees and limbs, resulting in scattered power outages across the county.

One tree was blown down on Barker Street in Albemarle. Power-lines were also blown down.

Several trees and power lines were blown down along a swath from Locust to near Plyler.

Widespread trees and power-lines were blown down throughout the county. Albemarle had the most extensive damage from trees blown down on homes, several of which went through homes and mobile homes. Approximately 70 homes were damaged. There were at least three injuries and many residents displaced from their homes.

Power-lines were reported down.

A tree downed several power lines on NC 24/27 near Oakboro. Also, several power outages were reported in Albemare.

One tree was blown down on power-lines resulting in scattered power outages in New London and Badin.

Several trees were reported down across roads and power lines near Albemarle, with one tree reported to have fallen on a home.

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down south of the Richfield area in Stanly County. The first touchdown occurred immediately south of Rogers Road where a swath of downed trees and power lines 100 yards across were located. The tornado continued northward tearing the roof off of four wooden outbuildings with metal sheet roofing. Two of the buildings were completely destroyed while the other two were intact despite considerable roof damage. Debris from these buildings was scattered for 200-300 yards in a circular pattern. Debris also included half inch thick metal fencing that had been twisted and displaced one hundred yards. Many trees were snapped off near their bases. Beyond the outbuildings of the farm, the tornado continued northward, briefly lifting north of Sunnybrook Road. | |Another brief touchdown was noted approximately 3 miles to the north and produced damage to several trees at a residence along NC Highway 49. Touchdown occurred south of Highway 49, continued across the road and lifted near the residence at 22221 Highway 49 just north of the road. No structural damage was found at this location.

Trees and power-lines were blown down, with one down tree on Highway 52 North.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Albemarle to Oakboro. Several roads in the area were blocked due to downed trees and widespread power outages were reported.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Albemarle to Oakboro. Several roads in the area were blocked due to downed trees and widespread power outages were reported.

Numerous trees were blown down countywide blocking many roads and highways. Widespread power outages were caused by the falling trees along with some minor property damage to roofs and small buildings.

Between 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the county. Several vehicle accidents and some power outages were reported. Due to the cold temperatures icy road conditions persisted for several days resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.

Strong wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph resulted in numerous trees being blown down along resutling in power outages.

Wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph along with heavy rain resulted in numerous trees falling and knocking down power lines.

Lightning resulted in several house fires from Albemarle to New London. The entire town of Albermarle was without power.

Trees were reported down on power lines at Brown Avenue and North Fifth Street in Albemarle, North Carolina.

Local law enforcement reported several trees blown down with a few power outages.

Wind gusts in excess of 35 mph was observed throughout the county with many locations experiencing wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. Area electric utility companies reported widespread power outages from downed trees and limbs on power lines. The downed trees also resulted in numerous reports of damage to homes, and closed some local roads and interstates.

Numerous trees and power lines down county wide.

Several reports of trees and power lines down on SR-27.

Three large trees were blown down in a yard, taking down a power transformer with them. Much of the city's power was out for most of the evening. Several other trees and power lines were blown down throughout the town.

Trees were blown down around the city, resulting in power outages. One tree fell onto a car.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, and a barn was damaged near New London.

A Multi-cell cluster developed and moved into the southern Piedmont during the late afternoon/early evening, with a related outflow acceleration/surge that downed several trees and power lines.