Residents begin process of cleaning up after severe weather

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Thursday’s severe weather led to a Friday of cleanup for many residents across central North Carolina.

Areas all over the WRAL viewing area were busy cutting up trees, making repairs to homes and accessing the damage from Thursday’s strong storms which moved through much of our state. Some areas were experiencing flooding from the large amount of rain that came down so quickly as crews worked to restore power.

WRAL’s reporters were all over the region on Friday covering the aftermath of Thursday’s storms.

Lots of rain leads to flooding in one Fayetteville neighborhood

About eight homes in the community at the intersection of Wayland Drive and South Reilly Road have been surrounded by water. Many residents knew the flooding was coming when it started to rain.

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Sky 5 finds lots of storm damage

WRAL’s Brian Shrader was in Sky 5 as they searched for and found lots of damage around the Triangle area.

Wake Forest

Raleigh

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Franklin County one of the hardest hit areas

Storm damage

WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell was in Bunn, which saw extensive damage in many parts of the town and Franklin County. National Weather Service crews were there Friday to gather information as to whether a tornado hit the area.

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Trees down in many locations in Raleigh

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Other areas of central North Carolina

Some people in one part of Johnston County did not heed the “road closed” warning signs and continued to travel through areas with floodwaters.

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Power outages in many locations