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Downed trees, power outages spread across the Triangle as Hurricane Ian arrives in NC
Hazardous conditions continue to spread into central North Carolina from Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian made landfall near Georgetown, S.C., just after 2 p.m. with maximum sustained wind of 85 mph with rain and winds that were felt well into central North Carolina.
The National Weather Service said to expect rainfall intensity and maximum wind speeds to continue to increase as the storm’s center of circulation moves north and west through North Carolina.
Through 2 p.m., Raleigh had seen 0.69 inches of rain and Durham had seen 0.81 inches.
Along East Whitaker Mill Road near Center Road, a tree blew down, taking with it power lines, causing outages in the area. The tree did not fall on a home or block traffic.
In Wake County, Duke Energy reports there are 4,046 customers without power as of 2:30 p.m. ET Friday.
There are also reports of multiple trees fallen in north Raleigh near Durant Road and Litchfield Road.
Parts of trees and limbs were also down in Raleigh along Ashe Avenue near Hillsborough Street.
The Wake County Government is advising drivers not to drive into flooded areas, and for those who must go out to beware of fallen power lines.
Durham conditions
Durham police have had multiple reports of traffic signals being out at intersections, including:
- N.C. Highway 54 at N.C. Highway 55
- N.C. Highway 54 at Fayetteville Road
- Hope Valley Road at Woodcroft Parkway