Widespread outages, trees down as severe storms move through the Charlotte area

Widespread power outages have been reported in the Charlotte area Wednesday afternoon as severe storms move through the Carolinas.

Around 4:30 p.m., there are over 22,000 customers in Gaston County were without power, over 18,000 customers in Mecklenburg County are without power. Over 3,000 customers in Lincoln County are also without power, and 6,000 customers in Cleveland County are without power.

A tornado warning was issued around 3 p.m. for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties and expired at 3:45 p.m. The National Weather Service reported widespread wind damage including downed trees and power lines in Gaston County around western Gastonia, Kings Mountain and Bessemer City after that storm cell passed. There are reports of quarter-sized hail in Bessemer City, too.


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