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A large tree fell across the road in a north Raleigh neighborhood on Friday afternoon, crushing a car parked on the side of the road. No one was injured.

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<p>HOUR BY HOUR FUTURE CAST FOR SATURDAY. COMING UP. &gt;&gt; WE'RE LIVE IN A NORTH RALEIGH NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE CREWS ARE REMOVING A TREE THAT FELL JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. YOU COULD JUST SEE HOW MASSIVE THIS TREE IS. AND WE'RE TOLD BY PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW ME AROUND HERE. YOU CAN JUST SEE THIS MASSIVE ROOT BALL HERE. CLEARLY AN INDICATION OF HOW WET IT HAS BEEN THAT THIS TREE THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR AT LEAST 50 OR MORE YEARS, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE IS UPROOTED AND FELL INTO THE STREET. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE RIGHT HERE TO A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE ROADWAY. I SPOKE TO THE PERSON WHO LIVES HERE AND THEY SAID THEY ACTUALLY DIDN'T HEAR A THING. &gt;&gt; OH, MY GOODNESS. &gt;&gt; IF I WAS JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT BECAUSE THIS IS A HEAVILY TRAVELED SIDEWALK. IT'S A LOT OF CARS GO BY JUST WHAT A DEFINITE BEEN FATAL FOR SOMEBODY. &gt;&gt; AND THAT NEIGHBOR TELLS ME THAT WHEN POLICE WERE HERE, THEY WEREN'T SURE WHEN CREWS WOULD GET OUT HERE TO START REMOVING THE TREE. BUT YOU CAN SEE RALEIGH IS YOU'RE ACTIVELY TRYING TO REMOVE THIS TREE AS WE SPEAK. THEY'RE MAKING FAST WORK. THEY'VE ALREADY REMOVED SEVERAL BRANCHES AND OTHER LARGE TRUCKS HERE AS THEY TRY TO CLEAR THIS ROADWAY. NOW, THIS IS A ROAD THAT THEY TELL ME IS VERY TRAVELED. SO THEY ARE JUST SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AS A RESULT IN RALEIGH. SHAUN GALLAGHER, WRAL NEWS. &gt;&gt; THAT SHOT THERE FROM SKY 5 REALLY SHOWS YOU HOW LARGE THAT TREE WAS. THANK YOU, SEAN. YOU CAN TRACK SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE NEWLY REDESIGNED WRAL WEATHER APP IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND USE AND REMEMBER. TURN THOSE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS ON SO YOU CAN GET THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES SENT RIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. REMEMBER WHEN SEVERE WEATHER DOES HIT YOUR AREA? WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY RIGHT WHERE YOU LIVE. SO TAKE SOME PICTURES AND VIDEOS, SEND THEM INTO US. OF COURSE, WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO SO. WE USE WRAL DOT COM SLASH REPORTED. YOU CAN UPLOAD THE THE IMAGES AND VIDEOS THERE AND</p>

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