GREENSBORO, N.C. — Power lines are down, vehicle wrecks are reported, and thousands are without power in the Triad as stormy weather conditions developed Saturday late afternoon.
About 2,400 customers were without power in Greensboro as of 5:06 p.m. Saturday, most of which were in the Browns Summit community, according to Duke Energy's power outage map.
Over 2,700 customers are without power in Guilford County as of 11 p.m.
The estimated restoration is 3:15 Sunday morning.
According to Greensboro Police, weather contributed to power lines falling down on West Market Street at Westgate Drive, and both travel lanes of West Market are blocked. The call came in at around 5:25 p.m. and no injuries were reported.
Multiple vehicle wrecks have been reported to Greensboro Police since the storms hit late Saturday afternoon, including a wreck at 1000 Wendover Ave that happened at 5:20 p.m. No information about injuries is available at this time.
In Winston-Salem, over 1,000 are without power in the southern part of the city near the intersection of Old Salisbury Road and NC Highway 150. The estimated restoration is 12:15 midnight Sunday.
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