Severe weather kills 1, downs trees and floods roads across the Charlotte area Wednesday

Multiple severe thunderstorm watches and warnings were issued for parts of the Charlotte area as a line of strong storms moved across the Carolinas Wednesday afternoon.
A tornado warning was issued around 3 p.m. for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties and expired at 3:45 p.m. The National Weather Service reported widespread wind damage including downed trees and power lines in Gaston County around western Gastonia, Kings Mountain and Bessemer City after that storm cell passed. There are reports of quarter-sized hail in Bessemer City, too.
Wednesday afternoon, Gaston County officials said a person was killed when a tree fell on a car. The New Hope Fire Department was able to get another person out of that car, though, and take them to the hospital.
The Gaston County Board of Commissioners Chairman Chad Brown declared a state of emergency for Gaston County due to all the downed power lines, broken tree limbs and other debris littered the county.
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[@BrooklynnWatford-de2mr]

Across from me there a tree in front of a house

[@FloGrown863]

Hey Vanessa. My brother in Huntsville is under the gun too. Y'all stay safe.

[@dennism9681]

Wow, the part of the video with a guy on a ladder with a chain saw... Every thing about that guy with the saw, is what not to do with a saw in your hands.. Conditions dose not warrant stupidity...

[@raisingcainyt]

Was thinking the same thing, like why would you record and put that on the news?

[@sandraburke1258]

*******WHY don't they SHUT POWER DOWN IN KNOWN CONFIRMED TORNADO AREAS & ITS PREDICTED PATH--its going to be shut down by the storm anyways and if it doesn't get knocked down then flip the Power back on*******gotta make that last Electricity DOLLAR?