CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Friday afternoon was a time to be Weather Impact Alert as storms rolled through the Charlotte area. WCNC Charlotte's Weather Impact Team forecast that slow-moving storms would come through between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., with all signs pointing to the potential for heavy rain during the second half of the day.

Those storms brought the potential for damaging winds as well, along with power outages.

Around 4 p.m., five counties were placed under a severe thunderstorm warning: Mecklenburg, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Rowan. Closer to 5 p.m., the warnings extended to specifically include Uptown Charlotte, along with Cabarrus, Gaston, and York counties.

Closer to 5:15 p.m., the warnings extended to all of Mecklenburg County and parts of Union County.

The storms caused a gro

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