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Severe storms knock down trees and cause power outages in Randolph County

Randolph County Emergency Service officials said multiple trees have fallen in the area.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Emergency officials say dozens of trees were down across Randolph County Monday night. 

The force of a mature tree swung onto power lines and took them down with it. 

People who live along East Naomi Street don't know if it was the sound of the tree falling into the street or thunder that interrupted their evening. 

"We are out of power; we were fixing dinner in the kitchen and heard the loud boom and actually felt the house shake and the house it's a big house to shake," said Amanda Thompson, her daughter Ashley Thompson continued, "Whenever it happened, I went running to dad and was he was like the cat's jumped except one."

About 10 miles down the road, the storm disrupted another family fixing dinner. 

Miranda Thompson said she watched through her front door as lightning hit a nearby utility pole twice. 

"It was a little scary, super scary, having a four-year-old at home they were screaming and hollering, but say we were all fine, the wind was just the scariest part," said Thompson.

Randolph County emergency services officials said there are 60 to 80 downed trees in Randolph County Monday night after experiencing a tornado warning and a severe thunderstorm warning. 

As of Monday night, Duke Energy's outage map showed 7,000 people in the county without power, it is not clear when the power will be restored. 

A Randolph County official said Commonwealth Street in Randleman was blocked by a fire truck as Duke Energy had four trucks in the area.

A tornado watch was in effect for multiple counties across the Triad, including Randolph County, it expired at 9 p.m.

A tornado watch is not a WARNING, it means the weather conditions could develop into a tornado. 

HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT POWER

County power outages as of 10:11 p.m. 

  • Alamance – 309 Power Outages
  • Caswell–  0 Power Outages
  • Davidson  – 251 Power Outages
  • Davie – 96 Power Outages
  • Forsyth –  465 Power Outages
  • Guilford –   38 Power Outages
  • Montgomery - 430 Power Outages
  • Randolph – 4,712 Power Outages
  • Rockingham – 392 Power Outages
  • Stokes – 2 Power Outages
  • Surry – 0 Power Outages
  • Yadkin – 97 Power Outages

STORM DAMAGE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY

Credit: WFMY News 2
Credit: WFMY News 2

Monday, August 7, 2023

The tornado warning for Randolph County has expired.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Alamance, Randolph, and Guilford County until 7:15 p.m.

The intersection of Peters Creek Parkway and Brewer Road in Winston-Salem will be closed for several hours due to a tree falling in the roadway. Drivers are advised to avoid the area.

A tornado warning has been issued for Randolph County until 7 p.m.

A tornado warning has been issued for Montgomery County until 6:30 p.m.

A severe storm warning was issued for Forsyth, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly, and Guilford County until 6:30 p.m.

Credit: National Weather Service

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