A big day of cleaning is coming for some people in Kabarus County.
The National Weather Service said it would send staff to Harrisburg on Tuesday morning to find out if the tornado landed on Monday.
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A series of storms on Monday uprooted trees, damaged homes and scattered debris throughout Harrisburg.
A warning tape circled a fallen tree in Camelot’s unit after firefighters had to cut it down to remove it from the road. A viewer sent a video to Channel 9 of the tree that falls during the storms, just missing a house nearby.
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However, the trees have damaged other homes in the area – in photos from the fire station in Harrisburg you can see a tree that came out of a window on the second floor.
A neighbor remembered what she heard when she crashed.
“It was like a bomb exploding in a tree and it just exploded,” Robin Emery said. “And then we ran to our closet under the stairs, which is our safe place.”
The good news is that the fire department said no one was seriously injured – and now neighbors have a busy Tuesday to clean everything up.
Tree Down in Harrisburg (Brett Glover)
“This wind”: Strong storms cause damage, power outages in the Charlotte area
More than 8,000 Duke Energy customers lost electricity on Monday afternoon after a series of severe storms swept through Carolina. By Monday night, most of the power had been restored.
The National Weather Service issued several warnings of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms starting at around 2pm on Monday.
Throughout the day, Channel 9 received reports from all over the area about fallen trees due to strong winds.
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Twelve firefighters were needed in the Amberwood neighborhood of eastern Charlotte to rescue a woman caught in her car by a fallen tree. A neighbor told Channel 9 that he had heard everything.
“This wind, man, this wind. When it rained and that wind, and I heard three crackles, then all the clicks were like, “Wow, Mother Nature is amazing,” said James Richardson. “Thank God she wasn’t hurt, she was fine.”
On Monday afternoon, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department sent a signal through its app, which said damaged power lines had caused crews to close Rocky River Road between 485 Interstate and Brookwood Road.
No tornadoes have been confirmed, but Channel 9 is awaiting an official announcement from NWS.
A second round of storms arrived on Monday night, causing more wind damage in the western part of the region.
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Charlotte Fire responded to reports of trees and power lines in the Back Creek Church Road area. CFD damage assessments continue. No casualties have been reported so far. Reports of widespread power outages. pic.twitter.com/K6LSbGubfX
– Charlotte Fire Service (@CharlotteFD) May 23, 2022
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