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North Carolina's coast experiences nearly 400K power outages from Isaias

North Carolina's coast experiences nearly 400K power outages from Isaias
ON OAK ISLAND. >> REALLY GLAD THEY ARE OK. BREA: RIGHT NOW, THERE AREN’T ANY SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES IN THE TRIAD. CURRENTLY, MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER IN THE GREENSBORO AREA. BUT ON THE COAST, IT’S A DIFFERENT STORY. MORE THAN 92,000 PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP IN THE DARK IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY. THAT IS MORE THAN WITHOUT POWER 5000 IN OTHER COASTAL COUNTI
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North Carolina's coast experiences nearly 400K power outages from Isaias
The North Carolina Department of Public Health is reporting at least 362,175 people are waking up without power along the coast after Isaias barreled through the region late Monday and into early Tuesday morning.Most of the outages are in New Hanover County. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety shows 90,430 power outages at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Brunswick and Onslow counties are reporting more than 40,000 outages.The NCDPS is getting those numbers from local electric companies including Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, NC Electric Cooperatives and ElectriCities.

The North Carolina Department of Public Health is reporting at least 362,175 people are waking up without power along the coast after Isaias barreled through the region late Monday and into early Tuesday morning.

Most of the outages are in New Hanover County.

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The North Carolina Department of Public Safety shows 90,430 power outages at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Brunswick and Onslow counties are reporting more than 40,000 outages.

The NCDPS is getting those numbers from local electric companies including Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, NC Electric Cooperatives and ElectriCities.