Thousands without power as snowstorm moves through NC

On Thursday afternoon, about 10,000 people in Wake County – or about 2.5 percent of customers – were without power. That number dropped to about 1,800 Thursday evening.

Raleigh residents Betsy and her daughter, Ella, said they were prepared for the outage.

"It went out about 3 or 4 a.m., so we woke up to a dark, cold house. But we’ve just been patiently waiting," Betsy said.

"The hardest part for me is probably just the part where, OK, I can’t watch TV here, I can’t do this, I need some time," Ella added. "I do love reading, but sometimes it’s a little inconvenient … there's no WiFi, and it’s just been tough."

Ella baked brownies to say thank-you to the workers trying to restore power for her and her neighbors.