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As wbtvs alex giles is on your side showing us how crews continue to work to get the tree out of the way. Reporter one by one the cars are taking a detour tonight. I have to figure how to get home. Reporter the path home is blocked by an ageold tree, uprooted this afternoon. I was in awe. I couldnt think of what happened. Reporter what happened was wild, windy weather. The kids normally catch the school bus here in the mornings, tomorrow they will be waiting somewhere else. The wind was strong but didnt realize it was going to be blowing down huge old trees. Reporter this wasnt the only one. The red cross called until to help out a family after heavy winds took down a tree on stone haven drive. Neighbors saw the aftermath. Been here 14 years, nothing like this ever happened to us. Really strong winds. Still blowing tonight. Christine that was alex giles reporting there. Charlottemecklenburg police told us the road could be shut down through the morning commute. We will remain at the sc ....
The wind was strong i did not realize it would be blowing down, you know huge old trees. This was not the only one the red cross called in to help out a family after the winds took down the street. Neighbors saw the aftermath, we have been here ten years and nothing like this ever happened to us, the strong winds. They are still blowing tonight. Police have notified us that the lanes will remain closed because of the downed free. Alex giles. Im live with eric thomas. Can you see, the winds are strong. They continue to howl. I could not believe it. We had wind gusts at 45 Miles Per Hour. At this hour this is unusual, this a guy who watches us every single day. This is why. Over the ohio valley. Showers outside of the mountains. Look at this we have the snow back with the wind, excuse me the advisory in effect for avery, mitchell and yancy. Notice well get into the accumulations but it is the advisory, this will be in effect until m ....