Strong winds down trees in Cary, Raleigh
The Triangle and central North Carolina saw rain and scattered thunderstorms Thursday, thanks to precipitation from Hurricane Arthur combined with a cold front moving east across the state.
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"Fortunately, because Arthur is picking up speed, it does look like our Fourth of July is going to be OK," WRAL meteorologist Aimee WIlmoth said.
Winds appear to have caused a tree to fall on top of a car at the corner of St. Mary's Street and Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, temporarily causing traffic issues.
On Coldwater Court in north Raleigh, a tree fell into a cul-de-sac, and a tree planted in a median in the Crossroads area of Cary also fell.
Come Friday, though, conditions will be nice – clear skies with no rain in sight.
Temperatures reached the upper 80s to lower 90s Thursday. Friday's highs will reach into the mid-80s.
Those clear conditions and temperatures persist for the holiday weekend.
Rocky Mount, however, canceled its 43rd annual Independence Celebration that was planned for Thursday night. A new date and time has not been set.
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