Last Updated on December 24, 2022 8:16 pm
WataugaOnline.com updates on the winter storm impacts. Information will be updated as it becomes available and necessary. For updates from Friday visit this link.
Wind Chill Warning and a Wind Chill Advisory remain in effect today. More information at this link.
Saturday December 24 8:13pm. – For the first time since before 3:30 am Friday morning the Blue Ridge Energy map shows no outages in Watauga.
12:36 pm – Water is off to Park Street & Dotson Street in Boone. More information at this link.
12:35 pm – Blue Ridge Energy Rolling Blackouts Currently Ending; Crews Continue Working on Outages Due to Storm Damage. More information at this link.
9:03 am – New River Light & Power to institute temporary outages. More information at this link.
8:58 am – Blue Ridge Energy has been forced to implement rolling blackouts to reduce their use of electricity due to a generation capacity emergency caused by the extreme cold. More information at this link.
Power outages continue this morning. As of 8:00 am in the Blue Ridge Energy district:
Wind chill of -50 degrees on Beech Mountain as of 6:45 am.
Power outages continue this morning. As of 6:43 am in the Blue Ridge Energy district:
