CHARLOTTE, NC – The American Red Cross opened a relief centerย today to help aid Mecklenburg County residents that areย still without power after Friday’s powerful storms.
The facility is hosted at the Northwest School of the Arts Gymnasium. Theย Northwest School of the Arts is accessible by means of the CATS Route #7. The location is on 1415 Beatties Ford Rd in Charlotte.
The facilityย will be open from noonย to 7pm this evening.
Duke Energy said that restoration may take until Monday at 11: 45 p.m. According to Duke Energy, as of 12: 30 p.m. this afternoon, approximately 24,000 Duke Energy customers remained without electricity. Duke Energy says that approximatelyย 350,000 customers lost power at some point after Fridays’ storm.
