Allergy Season: Local lab keeps tabs on pollen count

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Allergy season is in full swing, but you can't really get the scope of how bad pollen is in Charlotte until you actually count it.

In the video at the top of this webpage, meteorologist John Ahrens went behind the scenes to a lab in SouthPark that tries to give you an idea how much you'll be reaching for your handkerchief.