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Hurricane Florence outages: residents regain power as some continue to lose service
As Hurricane Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods to the coast, more than 700,000 have been left in the dark by the storm.
As of 7:10 p.m. Saturday, the statewide power outage total was 704,483.
As of 7:10 p.m. Saturday, the statewide power outage total was 704,483.
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Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast.
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Florence made landfall Friday morning in Wrightsville Beach.
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