Severe thunderstorm warnings pop up across central NC, lighting up weather radar after day of excessive heat in North ... - WTVD-TV

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 12:48AM

Trees down, damage reported as storm blasts Triangle

Active weather advisories:

Flash Flood Warning for Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, and Wilson counties until 9:15 p.m.

Power Outages

As of 9 p.m., more than 60,000 are without power in Durham County and several thousand more were without electricity in Wake and Orange counties. Across the state, more than 116,000 were without power.

Check the Duke Energy power outage map here.

Jeff Brooks with Duke Energy tells ABC11 crews are out and working to restore power and clean up power lines as quickly as possible.

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Severe weather amped up starting around 3 p.m.

Warnings popped up for several counties as storms packed with heavy rain, damaging wind, and loads of lightning passed through the region.

Traffic Alert: Downed trees and power lines

In Durham, police reported numerous trees knocking down power lines and creating dangerous situations. Here's a list of streets closed:

Anderson Street and Cranford Road
West Markham Avenue and North Gregson Road
Norwood Avenue and Myers Street
Hope Valley Road and West Cornwallis Road
Hope Valley Road and University Drive
North Driver Street and Liberty Street
1100 block of North Miami Boulevard
N Roxboro/Chateau Rd.
800 block W Club Blvd

Hillandale Road at Hillsborough Road

400 block of Old Oxford Road

500 block of Hardee Street

100 block of Lamond Avenue

DPD said shortly after 8:30 p.m. that the following streets have reopened:

2500 block of North Duke Street

1900 block of Camden Avenue

Morehead Avenue and Shoppers Street

3700 block of Wake Forest Highway

1000 block of North Hyde Park

Northgate Park entrance

Shannon Road and University Drive

West Main and Buchanan Boulevard

Holloway Street at Hyde Park Avenue in Durham was another site where a tree fell. This one fell and blocked traffic in the area.

Storms also took down trees and power lines in northern Wake County. The Northern Wake Fire Department said it responded to dozens of calls of wires down, broken power poles, and trees on houses.

One of the numerous trees that fell during Tuesday's storm. This one was in the 15000 block of Creedmoor Road (Highway 50).

Courtesy of Northern Wake Fire Department.

No major injuries were reported but power will likely be out for some time north of I-540 along Creedmoor Road, as well as east on Old Weaver Trail, and west on Old Weaver Trail, in the Dutchville section of Wake County.

The ABC11 First Alert Weather Team said severe weather could continue in the region through 11 p.m.

These storms came after an extremely hot day. Many areas saw feels-like temperatures up above 110 degrees.