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Tree falls, crushes Tesla in north Raleigh neighborhood

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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Meteorologist Chris Michaels here in the weather center. Much of Saturday features dry time, though a 20% storm chance is possible after 2 p.m. A slightly better chance of storms will be possible after 6 or 7 p.m. There's a Level 1 risk out of 5 for very localized wind damage west of US-1. Otherwise, it will be quite hot. Highs reach the middle 90s. The heat index will peak between 100 and 104.

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