Power was restored to the shopping center mid-afternoon which allowed restaurants to re-open for the dinner rush as they kicked off the holiday weekend. "Cash is always hard because the nearby bank is out of power too," said Bhanderi. Still, we can't do some services like waxing because of the no power," said owner Laxmi Bhanderi.īhanderi said they have been able to accept credit cards due to an alternate energy source, but once that battery died, it would have to switch to cash only. Friday afternoon she stopped by Perfect Eyebrows, which remained open despite losing power. Considering humidity, temperatures feel nice some of the year, but often too hot in the summer and cold in the. She explained they've already arranged back-up plans for a place to stay overnight if power isn't restored. Average temperatures in Raleigh vary drastically. "We will probably go out and try to find batteries and things like that if it's not on in a couple hours," said Lipscomb. Gerri-Lee Lipscomb lives near Southpoint Mall and was without power at her home for hours. We've got generators, wood stoves, stuff like that," Glosso explained. There will be some patchy fog, especially across the northern Coastal Plain, but will quickly dissipate leading to a mostly clear skies and a dry forecast. Tuesday will be noticeably drier compared to previous days with temperatures near normal. But people have been generous enough to say, 'keep the change.' So, it's been a day," said Kenya Ashby, a Supervisor at Smallcakes. > Raleigh, NC > Weather Story for Central North Carolina. "Our register's out, so we're only taking cash. Woodcroft Shopping Center in Durham was without power for hours, forcing some businesses to close or alter operations as they waited to see if electricity would return. Obviously, we're going to keep working into the evening, we've got a lot of work ahead of us, and I think it's realistic to assume that some of these restorations are going to take beyond today," Brooks added. "You're working with high-voltage equipment, complicated equipment, it's really hard to do in the dark, so you've got to do that very carefully and very safely. Line workers are also hoping to take advantage of the sunlight for as long as possible. So that's a real challenge for restoring power, and one of the reasons it's been a little slower today," said Duke Energy spokesperson Jeff Brooks. We've had some challenging conditions with winds that are in excess of 30 MPH, and that's when we can't put our buckets into the air. "Crews are out working in force, especially now that the winds are starting to die down a little bit. North Carolina Weather Radar First Alert Doppler: Regional Satellite.
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