Power Outage in Rutherfordton, NC

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Last report: September 30, 2024

Here's How to Report Power Outage in Rutherfordton

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

Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation

Town of Forest City Utilties & Services

Broad River Electric Coopeartive

Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 28139.

Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Rutherford County

Thunderstorm Wind. County comms reported numerous trees blown down along with a few power lines across Rutherford County.

January 12, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. County comms reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down across county, some on power lines. Trees fell on a home near Rutherfordton and punctured the roof.

July 08, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. County comms reported trees and power lines blown down from Rutherfordton to Forest City to near the Cleveland County line west of Mooresboro.

July 05, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Emergency manager reported a collapse of walls and the roof of a covered bridge over the Broad River on McOwenben Pass. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down in the area.

June 02, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. County comms reported multiple trees blown down, some onto power lines from Rutherfordton and Spindale to Shingle Hollow and vicinity.

August 31, 2021

Power Outage Related Posts on X from Rutherfordton, North Carolina

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@mattpedigo - June 21, 2022 21:01

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@howelco - January 13, 2022 19:08

There will be a scheduled power outage on Wednesday, March 10 at 9AM. This will affect the west end of Forest City,… https://t.co/9hRVYAZfDD

@discover_fc - March 10, 2021 01:55

We’re seeing some flooding of roads and parking lots, a few downed trees and power outages, but Wilmington seems to… https://t.co/sJ2HxxC9Ry

@MackWick - September 06, 2019 13:42