Nearly 1,400 without power in Columbus County

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Many Duke Energy Progress customers in Columbus County have been without power since around 8:30 last night.

There are multiple outages between Hallsboro and Whiteville. Several outages were caused by falling limbs or trees that damaged equipment, according to the Duke Energy Outage Map.

Crews are currently assessing the damage. No word yet on when power will be fully restored.

WWAY left a message with Duke Energy Progress, we’ll bring you more details as they become available.