CHARLOTTE — Early morning storms downed trees and caused outages in southeast Charlotte Wednesday morning.
According to Duke Energy, 2,584 people were without power around Cotswold at 3:45 a.m.
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A massive tree fell nearby, blocking Craig Avenue at Lomax Avenue north of Sharon Amity. The road was closed through the morning rush, but it has since been reopened.
Crews could be seen cutting and removing the fallen tree from the road, which caused power lines to hang low.
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