High Winds Cause Power Problems
37 views · Published 31 January 2013 · 2:54 · Indexed 25 September 2026
Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
High winds blast through mountain towns, toppling trees, and plunging homes and businesses into darkness.On Wednesday, the winds caused major power outages in two Henderson County towns. Parts of west Hendersonville and Laurel Park went dark just after 9am Wednesday morning when a giant limb blew off a white pine tree on Hebron Road near Spring Street.It snapped the power pole like a toothpick and left part of it dangling over the road.Some of those lines carry power to the town of Laurel Park.A generator helped keep the town offices running but about sixty homes nearby lost power.Laurel Park is famous for its towering trees, but they can cause problems in high winds.Crews cleared three trees different trees that were blocking roads, just before noon, and managed to restore power just after 3pm. By: Sherrill Barber _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
