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FORECAST: Thunderstorms to continue through Saturday night

By Vicki Graf, Boston 25 News and John Ahrens, wsoctv.com
By Vicki Graf, Boston 25 News and John Ahrens, wsoctv.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SATURDAY: Another wave of thunderstorms are pushing into the Charlotte region.

The biggest threats are heavy rain, strong wind gusts and lightning.

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An earlier band of severe storms knocked over a tree in Lincoln County and caused a little bit of damage in Lowesville.

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(John Ahrens tracks severe thunderstorms)

Severe weather update

9:25 p.m.: Powerful storm packed with rain less than 45 minutes from Charlotte.

7:20 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Chesterfield and Lancaster counties until 8 p.m.

6:48 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Union County until 7:30 p.m.

4:50 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Cleveland County until 5:30 p.m.

4:45 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Gaston, Lincoln and Mecklenburg counties until 5:15 p.m.

4:25 p.m.: Strong showers soaking uptown Charlotte and continuing north.

4:05 p.m.: Tree damage reported in the Lowesville area with storms moving into north Charlotte.

3:40 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Gaston, Lincoln and Mecklenburg counties until 4:15 p.m.

Power outages reported

More than 1,200 Duke Energy customers in Union County and nearly 900 in Mecklenburg County lost power because of the storms.

Trees uprooted                   

 Strong wind and heavy rain caused a tree to uproot and land on a house in Lincoln County.

The house on Lineberger Road was recently sold and a couple was helping the homeowners move out.

They said the job was almost done when it began to pour.

Part of the tree fell between the truck and the trailer hitch. Firefighters had to help move it out of the way.

No one was hurt.

In north Charlotte, a tree uprooted and fell on a power line on Meadow Lane near Nance Cove.

Smoke billowed from where the power line went down.

Neighbors said they didn't lose power, but the road was closed until crews could come clean up the mess.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND: This summer-like pattern continues over the next several days through the 4th of July holiday.

Highs will be in the low 90s with a chance for afternoon storms in the coming week.

[FIREWORKS FORECAST: Fourth of July looking hot and humid]

Weather resources:

Cox Media Group

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