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Autryville Power Outages Caused by Weather
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Trees and power lines were blown down in town, and a home was destroyed. Mobile home windows were blown out, injuring a person. From Autryville to Newton Grove, numerous trees and powerlines were blown down. Just north of Autryville, in the Midway community, a church was severely damaged. A couple of vehicles were flipped, a storage shed was destroyed, and several homes sustained damage as well. Seven barns and three turkey houses were destroyed. A hog house on Seed Mill Road sustained severe damage, but only one of the 1200 hogs was lost.
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Power Outage FAQs
What is Power Outage?
Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
What Causes Power Outages?
- Severe weather (high winds, lightning, winter storms, heat waves, rain or flooding can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
- Other damage to electric transmission lines (vehicle accidents, trees, and animals can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
- Repairing, maintenance or upgrades on power lines and equipment.
What are the Top Outage Safety Tips?
- Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
- Unplug appliances and electronics, limit cell phone use to conserve battery life;
- Use portable generators outdoors only, well away from open windows and doors;
- Pack perishable foods into a cooler, keep refrigerator and freezer doors shut as much as possible.
Autryville, North Carolina
| City | Autryville |
| County | Sampson |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 28318 |
At approximately 4:38 PM EDT, a tornado touched down just west of |highway 24 on the west side of Autryville, where it produced tree |damage as well as destroying one mobile home and taking the roof off |of another near Mills Street and East Clinton Street. The tornado |then briefly lifted before descending again near the Autryville |Volunteer Fire Department, which was severely damaged as the garage doors |blew in, and ripped a large portion of roof off. Two of their fire engines and one fire truck were covered in rubble. The tornado lifted then touched down again on the northeast side of Autryville, near Johnson Tanner Lane, where several homes were |damaged. The tornado lifted again, doing little additional damage until touching down again near McGee Church Road, where it destroyed a vacant turkey house and snapped numerous trees and power poles. It then dissipated at approximately 5:17 PM EDT. There were no fatalities and only one minor injury reported.