CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the run on storm supplies continues, items like flashlights and tarps appear to be readily available, but propane tanks and generators are hard to come by.
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Channel 9 spoke to shoppers who are scrambling to prepare and bouncing from store to store trying to track down supplies.
Watch the video above for the reason local hardware stores say it’s harder to keep items on the shelves here than in other places in the state.
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