Power Outage in Morganton, NC

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Last report: October 06, 2024

Here's How to Report Power Outage in Morganton

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

City of Morganton Electric Services Department

Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation

Mountain Electric Cooperative

Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 28655, 28680.

Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Burke County

Thunderstorm Wind. County comms reported trees and power lines blown down along Wesley Rd.

March 03, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Media reported trees and power lines blown down on Piedmont Rd near Highway 18.

June 02, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Media reported trees and power lines blown down at a couple of campgrounds along Steele Creek and Upper Creek.

June 02, 2022

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

May 26, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. County comms reported trees and power lines blown down throughout the Morganton area, including at the intersection Of Propst Rd and Highway 64, and Sanford Rd at Tate St, and on Lenoir Rd and Kirksey Dr.

March 23, 2022

Power Outage Related Posts on X from Morganton, North Carolina

We are experiencing a power outage on multiple streets including West Union, South Sterling, South Green St, Valdes… https://t.co/T4YsMMYV2O

@cityofmorganton - December 24, 2022 12:18

@cityofmorganton needs to get an award from someone (@NCLeague ?) for its communication w/ citizens on services. Th… https://t.co/kx729xPagF

@_ScoBerson_ - June 15, 2022 13:36

City crews are responding to a power outage on Whitley Road. Crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to… https://t.co/6VKrekTOUE

@cityofmorganton - May 19, 2022 23:37

City crews will be dismantling old power lines early Sunday morning, May 22. Beginning at 5am, customers on Meeting… https://t.co/3ulTzAHjGW

@cityofmorganton - May 18, 2022 20:25

Winds late tonight will be gusty and veering over to the northwest by morning. Can't rule out some isolated power o… https://t.co/GFNf6rXirN

@FHWxN - February 18, 2022 00:00