Tree falls on Johnston Co. home, power outages in Wake County

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Powerful storms left thousands without power in Wake County this morning and crews have been busy overnight cleaning up debris like fallen trees.

Part of St. Mary's Street in Raleigh was closed this morning as crews worked to remove a large tree that fell across the road. The tree was almost 100 years old.

Power in that area couldn't be restored until the whole tree was removed.

Neighbors all along St. Mary's St. said power went out around 11 p.m. last night and it turned back on just 11 hours later.

"It was a tremendous tree it always leaned just a little bit and so every time we had a big storm I was a little bit worried about it," said Bob Sanford who lives in the area.

In Johnston County, Chopper 11 captured the remnants of a tree falling on a home leaving some damage.

We spoke to the owner off camera who said he was inside at the time the tree hit the house, but he's not hurt.