 As the cyclone itself passed through North Carolina, it produced wind gusts of 40–60 mph (65–95 km/h) across the central region of the state, blowing down trees onto roads and electric lines; 490,000 Duke Energy customers were left without power late on October 11, and 342,000 remained without power in the state 24 hours later.A tree fell on a car in Statesville, killing the driver.Two others died in Marion when they crashed into a tree that had fallen across a road.