Ice and Power Outages in Caldwell County

An ice storm Friday night caused power outages and roadblocks in Caldwell County.  The Lenoir Fire Department went out to about 70 calls between 1 and 11 am, mostly for fallen trees. The News Topic reports Blue Ridge Energy called in extra help to restore power to over 5,000 members who had lost power. Some citizens of Caldwell County aren’t expected to have power restored until sometime later today.