Damage reports: Power outages, downed trees in Raleigh, Cary and Apex
Strong winds began causing damage and power outages across the Triangle overnight as a line of slow-moving, heavy rain approaches the Triangle.
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On Chatterson Drive in North Raleigh, a tree fell and brought down power lines, blocking the road and knocking out power to 18 customers in the area.
At 3 a.m., more than 1,900 customers in Cary were without power after heavy winds brought down a tree at East Chatham Street and Ward Street in downtown Cary. Power had been restored to most customers by 4:30 a.m.
In Apex, 686 customers in an apartment complex were without power at 5 a.m. after a pine tree fell on a power line along Fletcherstone Way. The estimated restoration time was 8 a.m.
Brad Panovich, meteorologist at NBC Charlotte, posted a photo of flooding in the Madison Park neighborhood.
The heaviest rain was in the Triangle at 6 a.m. and was moving toward eastern counties at 7:30 a.m. Rain will continue all morning, clearing out of the area by noon or 1 p.m., but more power outages are possible throughout the day from gusty winds and saturated grounds.
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