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Thousands of Western North Carolina residents are experiencing power outages, particularly in Buncombe and Henderson counties.
Duke Energy crews continue to work around the clock to restore electricity to Buncombe County, Pinder said, prioritizing the hardest-hit communities as they rebuild.
Avery and Mitchell Counties remain above 20% in customers without power during Feb. 12 Duke Energy outages caused by storms in Western NC.
Power outages persist in Buncombe County May 9 and storms are expected through noon after strong storms blew through the area Wednesday.
Multiple Buncombe County crews are battling a 15-acre wildfire in the Broad River community along N.C. 9 on Feb. 28, officials said. Downed power lines appear to have started the fire, which was ...
Buncombe County has the most outages, with more than 36,000 customers still without power and 1,800 active outages reported. As far as an estimated time of restoration, Duke Energy’s website ...
91,000 customers remain without power. Duke Energy expects the majority of what can be restored to be back online Friday. Two submerged substations in Swannanoa will take months to repair, Due to ...
Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in the western part of North Carolina. See the map of power outages caused by the storm.
In a Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, news conference, Buncombe County's government shares the latest updates on Helene recovery near Asheville, North Carolina.
ASHEVILLE - About 2,000 people in Buncombe County were without power as of noon on April 7, according to Duke Energy's online power outage map.
Power outages persist in Buncombe County May 9 and storms are expected through noon after strong storms blew through the area Wednesday.
Buncombe County has the most outages, with more than 36,000 customers still without power and 1,800 active outages reported.