ROBBINS, NORTH CAROLINA -- Imagine waking up and a tree you've known to be standing in your front yard for years to it suddenly being uprooted due to a storm.
- Robbins is still recovering from Hurricane Florence
- Florence caused about $2 million in damages
- Duke Energy crews will first assess damage befoe restoring power
It happened in Robbins on October 11 to resident Judy Silvernail on Old Plank Road after Tropical Storm Michael came through North Carolina. The city lost power at around 3 p.m. and 24 hours later, residents were still in the dark wondering where the help is.
Robbins is still recovering from Hurricane Florence after sustaining about $2 million in damages. Town Manager David Lambert said he was prepared for Michael, but wasn't expecting much destruction.
"It was almost like not a big event up until about 15 minutes," Lambert said. "Fifteen minutes changed everything for Robbins. We had tremendous winds, rain and I believe we had a couple of tornadoes in a couple of isolated areas."
Spectrum News reached out to Duke Energy for answers. A spokeswoman for the company said on October 12, crews will first assess damage before restoring power. The spokeswoman wasn't able to give a day or time when lights will be on in the city.
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