Severe storms with winds up to 60 mph knocked out power to over 22,000 customers across North and South Carolina on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
The National Weather Service issued multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and watches as the system moved through the region.
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Duke Energy reported that at 5 p. m.
on Saturday, at least 15,500 customers in North Carolina and 5,500 in South Carolina lacked electricity.
The Raleigh-Durham area experienced 9,000 outages, while 5,000 occurred in the Greenville-Spartanburg region of South Carolina.
Warnings and Impact
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 2:36 p. m.
for Wake, Chatham, Harnett, and Lee counties in the North Carolina Triangle region.
A severe storm with 60 mph gusts and penny-sized hail moved east at 25 mph, threatening roofs, siding, and trees.
Forecasters previously warned of powerful systems capable of producing these hazardous conditions.
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"Downed trees & isolated power outages are possible," warned NWS meteorologists.
The meteorologists advised residents to prepare for the fast-moving weather system.
"Have multiple ways to receive warnings & stay weather-aware," the NWS meteorologists stated.
By 4:15 p. m.
, the agency extended warnings to Mooresville, Kannapolis, and Salisbury as skies darkened over Lake Norman.
Earlier in the afternoon, winds up to 55 mph affected Marion in McDowell County, followed by fierce winds in Love Valley an hour later.
These storms precede a dangerous heat wave in Charlotte and Rock Hill, with temperatures forecast to climb from 94 degrees through Tuesday up to 101 degrees by Friday.
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This follows an earlier weather system that brought strong storms to eastern North Carolina on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
