Unexpected Damage Comes Before Peak of Storms
CHARLOTTE, NC — Storms left trees uprooted around Charlotte Friday, cars crushed and neighborhoods powerless.Β
“I knew it was going to be bad this morning. I was like, ‘Okay, it hasn’t started yet. I got time to get my supplies.’ Boom. Power went out,” said Mary Ann Kinney.
It was the same unexpected damage in the Pleasant Oaks neighborhood.
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“I heard a pop and just looked that direction, and this huge tree came across the road, buried her mailbox and took down three or four power poles,” said Sherri Brown.
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Trees fell on cars. Luckily, no one injured.
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By early Friday evening, Storm Water Services crews were widening Briar Creek at Shamrock Dr. in East Charlotte to stop water from flooding the busy roadway.
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On the West side, Stewart Creek rose next to University Garden Apartments, an area known to flood.
Residents were prepping to evacuate if needed.
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The city watched hot spots to stop blockage before creeks caused any floods.
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Nine cameras monitor creeks around the city.
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Click here to view live footage of those areas.
