Power outages reported amid high winds in western North Carolina

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — As winter weather moves into the region, electric and power companies are prepping for any potential outages.

As of 7:27 a.m. Tuesday, there were more than 1,000 outages reported across western North Carolina, with a majority of those outages near the Royal Pines area of Buncombe County.

As of 12 p.m. Tuesday, there are fewer than 500 reported outages in the region, with many of them taking place near Spruce Pine and parts of Buncombe County…

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