Updated at 10:00pm – Duke Energy is reporting that power in Chapel Hill has been restored.

Power outages hit parts of Chapel Hill on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Duke Energy Outage Map, there were more than 1,000 customers affected.

According to Duke Energy, over 600 customers were without power in the portion of Chapel Hill near Fordham Blvd, Franklin St, and Estes Dr.  The outages impacted some traffic signals in the community as well.

Church St north of Franklin St in downtown Chapel Hill was also impacted.  This outage was caused by fallen trees and limbs in the area.

The Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce and University Place both reported outages.  Silverspot Cinema at University Place closed for the day after the expected power restoration was pushed until late Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service reported a string of strong thunderstorms in the Triangle Wednesday afternoon.

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