Winter Weather Incoming! 1-30-26 CLICK for more
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Please remain alert to current weather and road conditions at Newport/Morehead City, NC and DriveNC.gov | North Carolina Traffic, Road Closures & Travel. We rely on the National Weather Service out of Newport and NOAA. For your safety, avoid traveling unless it is absolutely necessary after today. Make sure to have extra medication and supplies on hand, and an alternative source of heat if you lose power.
If you experience any water‑related emergencies, please visit www.townoforiental.com and refer to the Contact section for assistance, and News and Alerts for incidents in town that may affect you. If you see any trees across the road, please report them to us, so we can keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles. Remember, our workers don’t mostly live here, so it may take some time for us to get to the issues that arise. If you have a dock meter, please have us or a licensed plumber turn those off during this event. Public Works will be on duty until 3:00PM TODAY.
We also encourage everyone to have their power company information readily available in the event of an outage or other emergency.
Thank you for helping keep our community safe. Stay warm and take care.
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The company is urging customers to take steps now to stay safe as conditions worsen. While dry, powdery snow is less likely to impact power equipment, strong wind gusts can still bring down trees and trigger outages. For safety, Duke Energy crews cannot perform elevated work in bucket trucks when wind speeds reach 30 mph or higher. This afternoon, Duke Energy issued a news release urging customers to prepare. Click here. What customers should do now · Make a plan and prepare an emergency kit: Charge phones, gather flashlights and extra batteries, and review other critical actions. · Download or update the Duke Energy app: Available on the Apple Store and Google Play. · Confirm Duke Energy account login info: Log in via My Account or mobile app to review and update contact info and communications preferences. · Sign up for outage alerts: Receive outage information and restoration updates by text, phone, or email. · Know how to report an outage: Submit reports online, via mobile app, by texting OUT to 57801 or calling 800.POWERON (800.769.3766). Please do not hesitate to contact me. Stay safe. Regards, Lauren Wargo District Manager Government & Community Relations 103 Executive Parkway, New Bern, NC 28562 Cell: (216) 410-0704 Office: (252) 636-6339
Serving: Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Wayne counties DEP Customer Service Line: 1.800.452.2777; 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. DEP Outage Line: 1.800.419.6356 or www.duke-energy.com/outages See a light in need of repair? Visit duke-energy.com/OutdoorLightingRepair |
