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A recent storm front rolled through Ashe County North Carolina that brough rain, high winds and resulted in power outages and several property damage reports. Approximately 2,500 residents lost power overnight due to broken power poles and line damage in 36 different areas of the county.
Excessive winds caused a shopping cart return corral at Big Lots to break loose and overturned a large outbuilding at Mike’s Mufflers. Numerous incidents of downed trees and roof damage were reported throughout the county. 68 MPH winds were reported around 2:10 a.m. according to the National Weather Service.