A major thunderstorm wreaked havoc on our region last night, causing hail damage, fires, power outages, and a destroyed home in Mount Holly.
A 65 mph micro-burst was even detected at the Charlotte Douglas Airport, causing a complete ground stop for all flights;
The airport tweeted a video of the wind, along with a message that “Ramp is closed due to lightning in the area. Please check flight status with your airline for updates.”
— CLT Airport (@CLTAirport) August 19, 2019
Last night over 7,000 Duke Energy customers were without power after trees took down power lines across our region.
As of 10:30am this morning, there are still 143 active outages across our region, stopping power to 1,739 total customers:
Were you affected by last night’s storms?
