Storms bring hail, downed trees and power outages to WNC

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MAY 6, 2022 - Thousands of Western North Carolina residents were left without electricity Friday afternoon after strong storms moved through the area, dropping rain and hail and toppling trees.
(Photo credit: WLOS staff) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than 3,000 Western North Carolina residents were left without electricity Friday afternoon after strong storms moved through the area, dropping rain and hail and toppling trees.
In Bryson City, several power lines were knocked down, leaving thousands without electricity.
According to the Duke Energy Outage Map, about 3,300 customers were without power as of 10 p.m., down from 6,257 powerless at 8:30 p.m.