Check Triangle power outages on these maps as Tropical Storm Debby moves through NC

Get live updates on the latest outages in the Triangle here.

Thousands of people in the Carolinas have been experiencing power outages as Tropical Storm Debby makes its way across the region with heavy rain and flash flooding.

As of 8 a.m., around 115,000 households were without power in multiple counties in both North and South Carolina, according to Duke Energy. Several other utility companies have reported several active outages as well.

As the severe weather continues, we’ve compiled a list of how to monitor power outages across the Triangle area:

Apex Electric Department

The Town of Apex’s electric distribution system provides electricity to over 28,000 customers in and outside town limits, including parts of Cary and other rural areas.

You can check active outages in the area online at apexnc.org/1092/Outage-Map.

Duke Energy

Duke Energy Carolinas supplies electricity to 2.9 million customers in North and South Carolina.

You can check active outages and the number of customers without power by county online at outagemap.duke-energy.com.

Piedmont Electric Cooperative

Piedmont Electric Cooperative supplies electricity to more than 34,000 customers in parts of Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange and Person counties.

You can check active outages by county online at outageviewer.pemc.org:88.

South River Electric Membership Corporation

South River Electric Membership Corporation supplies electricity to more than 47,000 customers in Harnett, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston and Bladen counties.

You can check active outages by county online at outage.sremc.com.

Wake Electric Membership Corporation

Wake Electric Membership Corporation supplies electricity to more than 42,500 customers in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, and Wake counties.

You can check active outages by county online at ebill.wemc.com/maps/external/OutageWebMap.

This story was originally published August 8, 2024 at 10:37 AM.

Chyna Blackmon

The Charlotte Observer

Chyna Blackmon was a service journalism reporter for The Charlotte Observer. A native of the Carolinas, she grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Queens University of Charlotte. She’s also worked in local television news in Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA. Support my work with a digital subscription