Earlier today, several severe thunderstorms blew across the Carolinas, bringing flash flooding, hail, and even tornadoes.
Hundreds of trees were uprooted, toppling power lines, and crashing into homes and businesses.
The storms blanketed most of the central and eastern parts of North and South Carolina for most of the afternoon;
A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of South Carolina and North Carolina until 7 pm pic.twitter.com/mITCtJVXm3
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) April 15, 2018
At this point there has only been 1 confirmed tornado touchdowns in Greensboro;
A tornado this afternoon in Greensboro, North Carolina… video from James Bullard pic.twitter.com/3LlUh1GlCy
— James Spann (@spann) April 15, 2018
Severe winds along with flash flooding took down trees, damaged homes, and toppled powerlines all around the greater Charlotte region, including in Cornelius;
A tree fell onto this house off Lake Norman in Cornelius. Neighbors in the area are already working to clean up the debris. pic.twitter.com/3Yx7PsyYZG
— Kendall Morris (@KendallMorrisTV) April 15, 2018
Waxhaw;
STORM DAMAGE: Check out these pictures from a downed tree in Waxhaw! Are yous seeing damage in your neighborhood?? (Picture Courtesy: Suzanne McBroom) @SpecNewsCLT pic.twitter.com/3Pvwi8FSm5
— Katy Solt (@katysolt) April 15, 2018
Fort Mill;
@wxbrad several pine trees came down in our Fort Mill neighborhood pic.twitter.com/Vu5IeUNVmF
— Jeff Tettambel (@j4e4t) April 15, 2018
Gastonia;
NEW: This is on Gardner Park Drive in Gastonia. Pics are from David Berryhil. Tree brought down power lines and power pole. #WBTV pic.twitter.com/q9mw044PJA
— WBTV Ben Williamson (@benlwilliamson) April 15, 2018
and throughout Charlotte itself;
Tree crashes into a bedroom on Erskine Dr. in East CLT. No one hurt but ceiling is damaged & water leaking in. @WCCBCharlotte pic.twitter.com/b7swmXTIzV
— Marvin Beach (@MBeach14) April 15, 2018
Storm in #Charlotte #MecklenburgCounty knocked out power on block pulled a whole tree out of the ground pic.twitter.com/bPsoUNlI2R
— PFC SAMOA (@SquanchingPS4) April 15, 2018
Up in Huntersville, near Beatties Ford and Brown Mill Rd., the storm took down multiple trees & even a couple barns;
*Beatties Ford / Brown Mill Rd Update* We cannot confirm what occurred, but it involved heavy winds, taking down multiple trees & a couple barns. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/3x6Ha7yLWr
— Huntersville Fire (@Huntersville_FD) April 15, 2018
*Beatties Ford Rd / Brown Mill Update 2* Additional pictures from the scene. pic.twitter.com/RdWAhij3vg
— Huntersville Fire (@Huntersville_FD) April 15, 2018
Here is what the property looked like just this morning;
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