NC Faces Extended Power Outages and Extreme Heat Warnings Amid Heat Wave
Originally Published 5 months ago — by WRAL.com
A truck crash into a power pole on N.C. Highway 98 near Southview Road caused a power outage affecting nearly 2,000 residents during a severe heatwave; power has now been mostly restored, but the highway remains closed until midnight, and residents endured hours without electricity in extreme heat.