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By WRAL Severe Weather Center
More than 9,000 Duke Energy clients in Durham were left without electricity on Thursday. North Carolina experienced severe storms on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Duke Energy’s customers in Durham were still without power after two days of severe weather.
Durham Public Schools, which were severely damaged by storms on Tuesday and are still repairing the damage, will be closed to students Thursday.
DPS announced that employees would be working with a delay of two hours on Thursday. The high school’s athletics will be conducted as usual.
The power was restored to the city on Thursday. Crews faced downed trees and lines on their equipment while working to restore electricity.
Some drivers were put in danger when traffic lights went out at the Roxboro Road and Interstate 85 intersection on Thursday.
Oxford Manor residents are still without electric power less than ten minutes from the community.
WRAL News spoke to several people who had their groceries go bad. And one woman was forced to call the ambulance twice in order to provide oxygen to her grandmother.
One resident told me, “She’s out of oxygen.” “She has three oxygen tanks that only last for an hour.”
Residents and their families have gone two days without any air conditioning and hope to be relieved as soon as they can.
Duke Energy has stated that power will be restored to the area by 5 p.m. Thursday.
When streetlights are not working, drivers should stop at four-way intersections.
On Thursday there were still thousands without power.
In the State of Washington, there were more than 12900 power outages at midday on Thursday. Durham had more than 9,001 outages reported, down slightly from 10,111 when the power was cut at 4:30 in the morning.
As a result, more than 100 000 North Carolina residents lost their power.
An entire neighborhood in the Duke Park neighbourhood, near the intersection of Markham & Washington streets was still without power on Wednesday afternoon. Residents walked up and down the street to escape the heat. In North Carolina after temperatures reached 90 degrees, over 30,000 people were without electricity Wednesday night.
The storms of Tuesday damaged several buildings and homes, as well as a 32 car crash along Interstate 40. Sky 5 flew above Durham and Chapel Hill early Wednesday to evaluate the damage.
WRAL News reports that several Durham residents have told them they will eat at restaurants for lunch on Wednesday to charge their phone and enjoy air conditioning.
Radar measured wind speeds up to 92mph in the air on Tuesday. But these measurements were taken several hundred feet off ground. On the roof of Duke Hospital, around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, there was a wind gust measuring 72 mph.
Jeff Brooks of Duke Energy said that the company brought around 1,000 crews in from South Carolina, other states and parts of North Carolina.
Brooks explained that the forces had been doubled in Greensboro. This will allow us to respond more quickly and effectively to these problems. “We are aware that the weather is very hot. We also know how desperate people are to get their power back.”
Brooks cautioned everyone not to presume that an active power line has fallen.
If you are cleaning debris out of your garden, be sure to check for any buried items.
Durham’s residents have to clean up the mess
Flora O’Brien’s drive and entrance were blocked after the storm on Tuesday knocked her electricity out.
O’Brien claimed that the fabric was draped on top of the tree.
O’Brien entered and exited her neighbor’s yard to collect essentials including ice.
O’Brien confirmed that the Co-Op Food Lion Harris Teeter stores are all closed. There is also no ice.
Sarah Peveler saw a nearby generator in Anderson Street.
Peveler stated, “I was given a gas and propane tank that were both full by a friend. “.
A full bag of groceries is being kept fresh for now by power.
O’Brien & Peveler are located just one block away from where some of the worst damages occurred.
Shannon Reavis, a woman who lives in the area of this fallen tree, finally reached her vehicle after Wednesday’s crews cut it down.
It doesn’t seem to be worse than other situations, said she.
It rained so hard that his family could not see the fallen tree when it struck their house.
Gray said, “We were able to hear the crash, but I was unable to come in because of water. But, right here you can clearly see what looks like a tree branch.”
The neighbors of Barenwood Circle came over with a ladder, a tarp and other materials to prevent the water dripping into their homes.
Gray noted that everyone had pulled together. We don’t own a chainsaw but some people do.
Tim Darr, who is helping to tidy up the mess, has been running on fumes.
Darr explained, “I normally sleep with a CPAP machine and that was not the case last night.”
Wake County Residents begin storm damage cleaning
Sue Keith Woodlief has spent the last 70 years repairing and maintaining her house in Wake County.
Woodlief said, “My roofer friend and my tree cutter friend both came to the rescue.”
Woodlief claims that the storm on Tuesday was more powerful than Hurricane Hazel, which struck in 1954, and Hurricane Fran (1996).
Woodlief said, “It was the worst experience we have ever had.”
Eddie Peoples is a 38-year veteran of Wake Electric.
Peoples: “I saw [Hurricane] Katrina, and I have never seen such a violent thunderstorm as this.”
Tuesday’s storm knocked over seven poles on Creedmoor Road.
Tammy Davis reported hearing hail Tuesday. She claimed it was the pine cones that were flying from the trees and hitting her roof.
Davis’s bedroom was destroyed by trees in the home she has been renting since 1999.
Davis explained, “You often wonder why others don’t have these items. However, you do not think about grabbing them when this happens.” “All I was thinking about were my dog.”
Davis stated that she, her dogs and herself are all right. She is searching for a hotel.
Davis: “I have no idea what I am going to do or where I am going.
Severe storms have damaged the Triangle
The storms of Tuesday caused crashes, blackouts, fallen trees and damage to homes in all parts of the Triangle.
Central North Carolina has reported more than 100,000 outages of power during these storms.
The storms that hit Durham cut power to over 68,000 people.
In Guilford County, more than 15,000 people lost their power because a fallen tree hit a house near High Point.
As a consequence of the damages, several roads in Durham have been closed because of downed tree.
Orange County Emergency Services reports that the storms caused damage to seven structures, including homes and trees in Orange Grove.
Orange County EMS has said that it will be a long recovery for many families.
Raleigh and Durham were also hit by this storm.
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