Wednesday, December 4, 2024
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More than 3,000 Duke Energy customers in Henderson County lost power Saturday as wind gusts of 40-50 mph swept through the region.
The utility reported that 3,118 homes and businesses had power knocked out of a total served of 68,738. Among the outages were 344 in Etowah 344, 991 in the Horse Shoe Mills River area, 169 in Naples and 320 around Hendersonville and Valley Hill.
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for the area on Saturday, warning of west winds at 20-30 mph with gusts as high as 55 mph. The warning is in effect from 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday.