GREENSBORO WHERE ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER. ONE OF THE AREAS HIT HARD WITH POWER OUTAGES IS VANCE COUNTY. THAT IS WHERE WE FIND WRAL'S AARON THOMAS. >> Reporter: AT LAST CHECK, THERE ARE NEARLY 11,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER HERE IN VANCE COUNTY. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT FOR YOURSELF. IT IS PRETTY DARK IN THESE NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES AN TRAFFIC SIGNALS OUT AT THIS HOUR. YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THIS FREEZING RAIN IS COMING DOWN AT THIS TIME. AN WE ALSO SPOKE WITH FOLKS IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. GRANVILLE. AND, PERSON COUNTY. THEY ARE ALSO PLAYING THE WAITING GAME WHEN THIS POWER WILL BE RESTORED. TREES AN POWER LINES COATED WITH ICE AFTER FREEZING RAIN FELL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN VANCE COUNTY. BUSINESSES AND STORES FORCED TO CLOSE UP SHOP WHILE WAITING FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED. DRIVERS URGED TO BE CAREFUL IN AREAS WHERE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE OUT. >> STARTED TO HEAR BRANCHES BREAKING. >> Reporter: ONE OF THOSE BRANCHES FELL ONTO CAROL'S FENCE. >> HOPEFULLY, THE POWER WILL COME ON. AND, EVERYTHING WILL BE GOOD. I PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING A HARD TIME RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: BACK HERE LIVE IN HENDERSON, YOU CAN START TO SEE THAT IT IS GETTING PRETTY DARK HERE WITH THE POWER STILL BEING OUT. WE SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT AT ABOUT 4:45 THIS AFTERNOON, IN THIS AREA, WE ACTUALLY SAW POWER FLICKER ON AT THE FAMILY DOLLAR STORE HERE. IT STAYED ON ABOUT A MINUTE AND WENT BACK OFF. THE MAIN THING WE WANT TO STRESS IS THE ICE CAUSEING THE STRESS ON THE POWER LINES, YOU ARE ASKED TO AVOID THE ROADS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.