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PHOTOS: Widespread damage as Helene sweeps through Carolinas
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Debbie
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John Eft
Downed tree Credit: John Eft
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Gastonia Police Department
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Owen williams
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Zack Kesler
Tree Damage Credit: Zack Kesler
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Karlei Horne
Tree just missed our home Credit: Karlei Horne
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Karlei Horne
Tree just missed our home Credit: Karlei Horne
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Meagan Park
Lost the cars and a pine Credit: Meagan Park
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WCNC Charlotte viewer
Tree limb down Credit: WCNC Charlotte viewer
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Murray's Mill in Catawba Credit: Barry Wray
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Debbie
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Sabrina Reid
There’s a barn house crushed under the tree. The huge tree could have fell the other way onto our house. Credit: Sabrina Reid
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Tree down on garage as Helene moves through the Carolinas.
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Tegan Dover
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Peg Bruce
Tree uprooted as Helene moves through the Carolinas Credit: Peg Bruce
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Richard Mason
Tree falls on garage as Helene moves through the Carolinas Credit: Richard Mason
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You can see the path leading down to the footbridge, but the bridge is obviously completely underwater. Credit: Todd Arnold
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