Randolph County Sky Watch

09/06/2026

Randolph County currently tops the list of counties with the most power outages in the state with nearly 1500 customers waiting to have power restored.

REMC and Duke have both said some customers may not have power restored until Monday.

09/06/2026

This afternoon as of 5:30PM, Randolph County 911 fielded more than 103 storm related calls (276 total 9-1-1 calls were answered between 3-4PM, which averages 4 calls every minute for an hour!)

Fire departments across the county have been very busy clearing trees from the roads and responding to reports of powerlines down.

In several cases, trees won't be able to be removed until the power is determined safe by the power company. Use caution if you travel about this afternoon.

The below graphic is number of incoming 911 calls per hour. It's obvious when the storm crossed Randolph County.

09/06/2026

The City of Asheboro has declared a State of Emergency effective Sunday, September 6 at 8:45 a.m.

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

💡- NC DPS is reporting 1,224 outages in Randolph County as of 5 p.m., and 77k outages across the state. Links to each outage map and phone numbers to report outages linked in the comments.

09/05/2026

Several reports of storm damage across Randolph County this afternoon. Share your damage photos in the comments; please include approximate location.

Asheboro was hit hard by a severe thunderstorm on Saturday.

Several thousand without power.

What are you seeing in your neighborhood Randolph County folks? Include location with any reports please.

Photo: Scott Lynch

09/05/2026

A line of strong thunderstorms are making their way across Randolph County. Stay alert for strong winds and heavy rain and stay weather aware for alerts from the NWS.

09/02/2026

A good reminder from the National Weather Service! 👇

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09/01/2026

Major to Extreme Heat Risk Much of This Week.