More storms possible this afternoon

09:57 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 By WCNC Staff Lightning sparks fires, winds topple trees CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- More than 2,500 people in Mecklenburg County are still without power this morning after severe thunderstorms roared through the area Tuesday night and the First Warn Storm Team says more storms are expected this afternoon. “The only thing we need to get more widespread showers and storms is a just a few hours of sunshine,” said First Warn Storm Team Meteorologist Brad Panovich. “We don’t need a lot of sun, just a little heating to get thing started. We have very high humidity and all the upper level support to get the storms fired up again this afternoon and evening.” Much like Tuesday, the main threat will be lightning and strong winds. Power outages reached up to 10,000 on Tuesday night, and crews worked to... [read full story]