More than 600 Duke Energy customers in Raleigh were without power on Friday after a tree took down power lines.
Drivers should avoid South Main Street between Cimarron Parkway and Friendship Chapel Road.
Capital Boulevard at Trawick Road was closed for several hours.
Brijette Basden was killed, her sister was injured when the two pulled over and were standing outside of their car when another driver hit them.
A woman pulled over on the left side of the interstate to switch driving duties with her sister near Page Road.
The fires were reported along I-540 near Glenwood Avenue, Leesville Road, Creedmoor Road, Falls of Neuse Road, and Capital Boulevard.