Monday
Apr162007
Latest on the Wind Storm
Monday, April 16, 2007 at 4:11PM The High Wind Warning for Wilkes continues until noon tomorrow. The latest Weather Service advisory says sustained wind of 15-30mph will continue into the night with gust likely up to 60mph.
Emergency Management officials tell me they haven't been able to compile a full list of damage yest, but they have nothing working they call major damage. Of course, numerous trees are down, and an official in the emergency management office told me some of them have fallen on houses, but she was not aware of major damage or injuries.
North Carolina DOT reports about 80 trees down across roads in Wilkes. Brian Hamby says most of the trees are down across secondary roads, and as of mid-afternoon the only major road that had been completely closed due to downed trees was 16, which is now back open.
Marilyn Limeberger is with Duke Energy. She says 49-hundred Wilkes customers are without power, part of more than 200,000 statewide. Power crews are on the way from other states to assist in getting power back on.
A number of other services have been interrupted by the storm, including Internet service for some customers. Emergency services all have backup power.
Emergency Management officials tell me they haven't been able to compile a full list of damage yest, but they have nothing working they call major damage. Of course, numerous trees are down, and an official in the emergency management office told me some of them have fallen on houses, but she was not aware of major damage or injuries.
North Carolina DOT reports about 80 trees down across roads in Wilkes. Brian Hamby says most of the trees are down across secondary roads, and as of mid-afternoon the only major road that had been completely closed due to downed trees was 16, which is now back open.
Marilyn Limeberger is with Duke Energy. She says 49-hundred Wilkes customers are without power, part of more than 200,000 statewide. Power crews are on the way from other states to assist in getting power back on.
A number of other services have been interrupted by the storm, including Internet service for some customers. Emergency services all have backup power.
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