Power outages impact sections of Deep Gap on Wednesday

Last Updated on December 6, 2023 3:59 pm

Sections of Deep Gap were impacted by power outages on Wednesday morning.

At the height of the outages, 413 Blue Ridge Energy members were without power due to high winds. Those outages began at 11:55 am and ended at 1:59 pm, according to Blue Ridge Energy.

9 members in Ashe lost power during the 3 pm hour, 251 in Caldwell County, and 1 in Alleghany.

Information below provided by Blue Ridge Energy:

Caldwell

1. Number of damaged locations: 4
2. Total number of members affected: 251
3. Time outages began: 9:52 AM on 12/6/2023
4. Time outages ended: 1:37 PM on 12/6/2023
5. Longest duration: 3hr(s) 45 min(s)
6. Causes: Wind
7. Areas affected: Patterson, Hudson

Watauga

1. Number of damaged locations: 3
2. Total number of members affected: 413
3. Time outages began: 11:55 AM on 12/6/2023
4. Time outages ended: 1:59 PM on 12/6/2023
5. Longest duration: 2hr(s) 5 min(s)
6. Causes: Wind
7. Areas affected: Deep Gap

Ashe

1. Number of damaged locations: 1
2. Total number of members affected: 9
3. Time outages began: 3:28 PM on 12/6/2023
4. Time outages ended: Ongoing as of 3:45 pm on 12/6 – Number of members still off: 9
5. Longest duration: 0hr(s) 15 min(s)
6. Causes: Wind
7. Areas affected: Lansing

Alleghany

1. Number of damaged locations: 1
2. Total number of members affected: 1
3. Time outages began: 2:52 PM on 12/6/2023
4. Time outages ended: 2:54 PM on 12/6/2023
5. Longest duration: 0hr(s) 2 min(s)
6. Causes: Wind
7. Areas affected: South Sparta