Overnight storms leave many without power in Charlotte area
Hundreds without power after storms roll through Charlotte area By WBTV Web Staff | January 26, 2021 at 5:25 AM EST - Updated January 26 at 10:59 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Heavy rain and thunderstorms blew through the Charlotte area overnight, leaving around 2,000 people without power Tuesday morning. The number of customers impacted by 11 a.m. was just close to 100.
Duke Energy says “extreme weather” left at least 1,400 people without power in the Sugar Creek area, near where a transformer reportedly caught fire. In west Charlotte, part of Toddville Road was blocked for a time as crews worked to repair the outage. Debris could be seen in the roadway.