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Tracking severe weather across North Carolina

Clouds and rain move through the afternoon.
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GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — WFMY News 2's weather team has you covered on all things weather. 

Stay with WFMY News 2 for your latest weather updates and power outages. 

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The Latest:

As of 5:34 a.m., more than 60K customers across the state are without power. 

Credit: Duke Energy

7:30 p.m. -- Per the National Weather Service - Reports of widespread trees and powerlines down from  Lake Tillery through Mt Gilead into the Uwharrie National Forest in Montgomery County

The severe storms continue to move east and the path of power outages continues. #cltwx #ncwx #scwx #wcnc

Posted by Brad Panovich Meteorologist on Wednesday, May 8, 2024

5:35pm -- Severe thunderstorm with up to 70 mph winds pushing into Montgomery County. There is some mid-level rotation...

Posted by Meteorologist Tim Buckley on Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT POWER

There are more than 100K people without power across North Carolina, according to the Duke Energy website. 

In the Triad and surrounding areas: (We will update outages as they come in.) 

  • Alamance – 1
  • Caswell–   1 
  • Davidson  – 0
  • Davie –  0 
  • Forsyth –  0 
  • Guilford –  18
  • Montgomery — 2,100+ 
  • Randolph – 3
  • Rockingham – 58
  • Stokes – 0
  • Surry – 1
  • Yadkin — 0

Power outages across other counties in North Carolina: 

  • Gaston County — 24,000+
  • Mecklenburg — 37, 000+ 
  • Cleveland — 4,500+
  • Stanly — 600+ 

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