Power Outage in Columbus, NC

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Last report: October 03, 2024

Here's How to Report Power Outage in Columbus

To report a power outage in Columbus, North Carolina, located in Polk County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:

Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation

Broad River Electric Coopeartive

Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 28722.

Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Polk County

Thunderstorm Wind. FD reported multiple trees and some power lines blown down in the Green Creek area, centered around Green Creek Drive.

July 08, 2017

Thunderstorm Wind. Public reported multiple trees and power lines blown down.

July 08, 2015

Thunderstorm Wind. FD reported multiple trees and power lines blown down along Chesnee Highway, from just east of the center of the Green Creek community to the Rutherford County line.

August 20, 2014

Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple trees were blown down on a home on Red Fox Rd, about 5 miles east northeast of Tryon. A tree was blown down on power lines on Golf Course Rd near Landrum Rd. A fell on a home Collinsville Rd, about 6 miles east southeast of Columbus. A shed was also flipped in the area.

August 23, 2013

Thunderstorm Wind. Trees were blown down on power lines on Howard Gap Rd and on I-26 at mile marker 62. Two more trees fell along highway 108 near Harmon Field Rd.

June 18, 2011

Power Outage Related Posts on X from Columbus, North Carolina

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@nucnews - March 14, 2019 14:41

Due to power outage we will be closed for the rest of the day. Sorry for the inconvenience.

@Purple_Onion_ - January 20, 2019 19:07

RT @TryComm: Trade St power outage; all traffic lights out. https://t.co/GhINigRPzC

@brymell2 - January 20, 2019 14:50

Trade St power outage; all traffic lights out. https://t.co/GhINigRPzC

@TryComm - January 20, 2019 14:10