CHARLOTTE, NC – Soaking, wet conditions Saturday left some neighborhoods with downed trees that blocked roads and led to power outages.
Crews worked to remove a huge tree which closed all lanes on Queens Road near Providence. Some people lost power, while police directed traffic at a nearby intersection.
There was another fallen tree Saturday afternoon along IBM Drive in the University area. Crews worked quickly to get it out of the roadway.
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In Myers Park, residents say while they love the trees that line the streets, they know there’s always a risk one might fall during nasty weather.
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“I felt bad because there’s so many wonderful trees around here. They just seem to be coming down because of either disease, they’re old, you know, so I hope they plant new ones,” says Myers Park resident Sandy Pearce.
