Maxton’s declaration was lifted Tuesday at 1 p.m., and the county declaration was rescinded Tuesday. Pauls imposed a curfew effective from 8 p.m. The threat from the storm resulted in state of emergency declarations from the towns of Maxton and Red Spring and from Robeson County. Tuesday, the storm had moved into Virginia, having been in North Carolina for about seven hours. Isaias made landfall Monday night at Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County as a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.
“The utilities department did a fantastic job getting the power back on,” French said.įrench and other emergency and utility personnel throughout the county reported minimal to no damages related to Isaias. “We had some mechanical issues, some equipment failure at the substation,” Brayboy said.Ī work crew was able to restore power within the hour. “The storm hadn’t even got here yet.”Įlectric Utilities Director Lamar Brayboy said about 3,000 customers in the city, including several businesses, lost power because of problems at an electrical substation. when a lot of the city lost power,” said Bill French, director of Lumberton’s Emergency Services. “The only strange thing that happened was around 6 p.m.
LUMBERTON - About 3,500 Duke Energy customers in Lumberton experienced power outages Monday evening into early Tuesday morning, but the bulk was not related to Hurricane Isaias.
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