Power Outage in Chapel Hill, NC

A few hundred people were without power due to fallen trees on power equipment. This was around the intersection of Old Oxford Rd and Oxford Hills Dr.

Trees were reported down on power lines near the intersection of Highway 86 and Burton Road.

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

Trees were reported down on powerlines near the intersection of Efland Cedar Grove Road and NC highway 86.

A large tree caused a downed power pole and snapped power poles, producing several power outages near the intersection of Willow Drive and Conner Drive.

Power lines were down across the roadway at the intersection of Terry Rd and St. Mary's Rd.

An EF-1 tornado tracked across portions of northern Orange County, with an estimated maximum wind gusts of around 100 miles per hour. The storm initially produced straight line wind damage across eastern Alamance County before producing more widespread tornado damage in Orange County a few minutes later. The tornado snapped off and downed numerous trees and power lines along the path, along with blowing a roof off a house near Pentecost Road.

An EF-1 tornado tracked across portions of northern Orange County, with an estimated maximum wind gusts of around 100 miles per hour. The storm initially produced straight line wind damage across eastern Alamance County before producing more widespread tornado damage in Orange County a few minutes later. The tornado snapped off and downed numerous trees and power lines along the path, along with blowing a roof off a house near Pentecost Road.

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

Power poles were reported down near Tuscarora Drive.

Trees were reported down on power lines near the intersection of North Carolina Highway 57 and Guess Road.

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

Numerous trees were reported down on power lines along Mount Carmel Church Road.

Numerous trees were reported down on power lines along Mount Carmel Church Road.

Trees were reported down on power lines on Highway 70.

Power lines were reported down along East Franklin Street near the intersection with Plant Road.

Trees and power-lines blown down along Dodsons Cross Roads.

Tropical storm wind gusts downed numerous trees, caused widespread power outages, and produced a variety of damage to homes and structures across the county. At the peak of the storm, the total peak outages were around 22,000 customers.

A tree and power-line were blown down at 300 Tinnin Road.

One tree was reported down on East King Street and South Cameron Street. The tree downed power lines.

One tree and a power line was reported down near the intersection of Dodson Crossroads and North Carolina Route 54.

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

Scattered trees and power-lines were blown down across the county.

A tree was blown down onto power lines off Highway 70 in Hillsborough.

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

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

A few trees were blown down, some on power lines, along a swath from Pine Street in Carrboro to near Eno.

A few trees were blown down, some on power lines, along a swath from Pine Street in Carrboro to near Eno.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Carrboro.

Several trees and power lines were blown down along a swath from near Carrboro to near Chapel Hill.

Snowfall/sleet amounts of 5 to 8 inches fell across the county. The heavy wet snow caused widespread power outages from falling trees and power lines. At the peak of the storm, over 7,000 customers were without power in the county.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down west of Hillsborough.

Power lines were reported down near the intersection of Sertoma Road and Highway 54.

One quarter to one half of an inch of ice from freezing rain resulted in widespread downed trees and power-lines. Additionally, snowfall of 1 to 1.5 inches fell across the county.

Trees and power-lines were blown down in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Blvd.

Several trees and power lines were reported down in Carrboro.

More than a dozen trees and power lines were reported down across the town of Chapel Hill.

One large tree was reported down on power lines near Old Greensboro Road.

Two trees were blown down in Carrboro near Jones Ferry Road and Old Fayetteville Road, causing multiple power outages.

Several trees and power-lines were blown down across the county.

Several power-lines were blown down across Chapel Hill.

Several trees and power lines were reported down on Saint Mary's Road.

One tree fell onto some power-lines near the intersection of Little River Church Road and Mary Hall Road.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across a swath from near Teer to just west of Carrboro.

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 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across the county. Several vehicle accidents and scattered power outages were reported. Due to the cold temperatures icy road conditions persisted for several days resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.

Light freezing rain was reported across the area resulting in a light coating of ice on elevated surfaces such as trees, bushes and power lines. Area roads remained clear.

Strong wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph resulted in numerous trees being blown down along resutling in power outages. Two people were injured when a tree fell on their vehicle in Chapel Hill on Estes Drive.

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

Trees and power lines were blown down on Legion Road.

One pine tree was blown down onto power lines near the intersection of Schely Road and New Sharon Church Road.

A large tree and several power lines were blown down and blocking traffic|at Mebane Oaks Road and Bradshaw Quarry Road.

Numerous power lines were knocked down by high wind near Old Millstone Drive.

Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph was observed throughout the county with many locations experiencing wind gusts in excess of 55 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.

Trees and power lines down.

A line of thunderstorms along a slow moving cold front strengthened overnight as a powerful upper trough moved through the region. A convective bow line segment produced widespread wind damage across much of central North Carolina.