UPDATED 11:45 a.m. Friday
Just a handful of power outages remain, mostly in New Hanover County. Duke Energy Progress’ outage map showed just 75 customers affected in and around Wilmington.
It estimated the last of them could see power restored by 6 p.m.
UPDATED: 7:30 a.m. Friday
Duke Energy Progress reports there are about 1,550 customers without power in New Hanover County, 82 customers without power in Brunswick County and 60 customers without power in Pender. Crews are assessing damage.
UPDATED: 7:15 p.m.
Duke Energy Progress is reporting more than 2,000 customers are without power. Crews are assessing damage.
Earlier today more than 6,000 customers were without power.
UPDATED 5:45 p.m.
While power is mostly restored–for now–in Pender and Brunswick counties, Duke Energy Progress is reporting more than 4,000 customers without power in New Hanover County. Crews are assessing damage.
Meanwhile, the area awaits the roughest part of the storm, which could come after 6 p.m., according to emergency services directors.
UPDATED: 4:35 p.m.
Nearly 6,200 customers are without power in the tri-county area, most of them in New Hanover County. Duke Energy Progress is assessing damages and did not immediately have an estimated restoration time.
UPDATED: 3:15 p.m.
Duke Energy Progress reports more than 2,100 customers are without power in the Bayshore area near Ogden and on Figure Eight Island. Isolated outages have been reported throughout Wilmington.
UPDATED: 2:10 p.m.
Several power outages have been reported in Wilmington.
Duke Energy Progress reports power has been restored to more than 1,400 customers who were without power in an area near the intersection of Independence and Shipyard boulevards.
Many area intersections are without power. Officials remind motorists to treat these intersections as four-way stops, Wilmington Police Department Spokeswoman Linda Rawley said.
Traffic lights out/no power at the following intersections:
- Shipyard Boulevard at Converse Drive
- Independence Boulevard at Canterbury Road
- Independence Boulevard at the entrance to Independence Mall
- Shipyard Boulevard at South College Road
- Shipyard Boulevard at 41st Street
- Longstreet and Shipyard Boulevard
Lights are flashing at the following intersections:
- North Third at Walnut Street
- North Third at Grace Street
- Medical Center Drive at Carolina Beach Road
Flooding has been reported at the following intersections:
- Covil Avenue at Broad Street
- South 17th Street between Nun and Church streets
- South 16th Street at Wooster Street
- Dawson Street at Oleander Drive
- The 1100 block of Grace Street is impassable
- Portions of South Third Street are impassable due to flooding. South Third Street between Wright Street and Kidder Street are flooded. Officers are blocking the roadway and barricades have been requested.
Check back for more details on this developing story.
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