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When on the side opposite the sun, the cloud appears dark due to limited light penetration, creating darkness beneath the storm.
A man in Durham is frustrated by the city's response time to downed power lines and road blockages caused by Tuesday's severe storm.
Eric Miller, WRAL anchor/reporter
More than a dozen residents in Chapel Hill are just getting back into their homes after they were evacuated on Tuesday night.
Flash floods popped up across central North Carolina on Tuesday. The flooding forced seven people at a Chapel Hill apartment complex to evacuate.
A car in the Mission Valley parking lot became submerged by rainwater due to heavy rain.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Fayetteville until 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. WRAL Fayetteville reporter Gilbert Baez provides an update as storms rolled through on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, severe storms caused a tree to fall across Jordan Narron Road in northern Johnston County. It tore down power lines and knocked out power for nearby residents. The fire department closed the road. There is no estimate for when power will be restored or the road will be reopened.
On Tuesday, severe storms caused a tree to fall on Old Jenks Road in Cary.
The threat of severe weather has ended for central North Carolina. However, more rain, gusts up to 40 mph and flooded roads remain as threats to central North Carolina.
WRAL staff
Downed trees and power lines are a concern with the strong winds expected on Tuesday's WRAL Weather Alert Day. Duke Energy crews are already working to try to keep the impact of any power outages to a minimum.
More than 48 hours later, Duke Energy is still working to restore power to many residents in Durham.
Tuesday's deadly storms left one woman dead and knocked out power for more than 100,000 customers across central North Carolina.
Trees have crashed through other homes, knocked over fences- scaffolding from construction is hanging on power lines.
Meteorologist Kat Campbell breaks down the levels on the severe weather scale and what it looks like for our viewing area.
Kat Campbell, WRAL meteorologists
A woman died after a tree fell on her car during severe storms Tuesday in Durham.
Here are some of the areas hardest hit Tuesday as storms rolled through central North Carolina.
Power was restored to Durham residents on Thursday night, following a storm that knocked out power for thousands of people.
WRAL Severe Weather Center
Both directions of Wade Avenue reopened at Blue Ridge Road on Tuesday evening. It came after a tractor-trailer brought down power lines and closed the road on Tuesday morning.
Duke Energy's self-healing technology helped to reduce the number of customers affected by outages and speed up the restoration process.
Keenan Willard, WRAL reporter
Homeowners are ok after a tree fell Monday night on their Campbell Road home in the Swift Creek area.
A tree toppled over, smashing into the side of a building in Raleigh's Village District.
A woman was trapped after the tree fell into the house on Palmer Place, a town of Cary spokesperson said.
As of 10 p.m. Monday, there are more than 77,000 power outages in Wake County. At its peak, there were more than 80,000 outages in Wake County.