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Thunderstorm brings down trees in Mecklenburg County

Friday was a Weather Aware day that saw some damage in the Charlotte area.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Severe thunderstorms moved through Charlotte and the surrounding areas of North Carolina and South Carolina Friday evening, but didn't bring widespread damage.

A tree fell on a house along Crestview Drive, which is located two miles to the northwest of Uptown Charlotte near Brookshire Freeway. A tree also fell along Carver Boulvebard in northeast Charlotte. 

In Burke County, a mudslide blocked Mount Olive Church Road near US 64 for a few hours. Numerous trees were blown over along Wesley Road in Morganton.

The chance for severe storms Friday evening had the WCNC Charlotte weather team encouraging viewers to be Weather Aware.

The storms moved into the area after 4 p.m. Friday with the threat diminishing before midnight. 

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The severe weather threat was fueled by a cold front. A line of storms - often called a squall line - was being tracked by the WCNC weather team. Out ahead of the main line, a few scattered storms - which have the potential to be what's called supercells - could have risen to the level of producing severe weather. By definition, a severe thunderstorm is any storm producing at least 60 mph winds, one-inch size hail, or a tornado.

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The severe weather threat Friday expanded beyond the Carolinas into portions of Georgia and Virginia. Earlier in the week, severe weather impacted portions of the Deep South including Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.

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