4,000 without power near Lowell, McAdenville; cause unknown

4,000 without power near Lowell, McAdenville; cause unknown

LOWELL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Nearly 4,000 Duke Energy customers are without power Thursday evening in Gaston County.  The outages originate on the east side of Lowell, near Power Drive, Duke Energy says. They were first reported before 4 p.m. April 3, and are expected to be restored by 6:45 p.m. The cause of the outages is unknown at this point.  Lowell Police say that most of the traffic signals are out in town, and drivers should treat th…