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Bad Weather Causing Power Outages, Traffic Problems In Triad

Around 8:15, Duke Energy was reporting over 7,500 outages in Forsyth County and just over 1,000 in Guilford County.

GREENSBORO, NC (WFMY) - Bad weather was problematic for parts of central North Carolina Thursday morning, causing thousands of power outages and some travel issues on the roads.

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Around 8:15, Duke Energy was reporting over 7,500 outages in Forsyth County and just over 1,000 in Guilford County. Those totals have since decreased, but rain and wind were widespread throughout central and western North Carolina.

A Winter Storm Warning was out for some counties in the mountains and foothills.

In Davidson County, a tractor-trailer for R&L trucking was in the middle of I-85 Thursday morning in a crash that caused delays in Lexington. North Carolina Highway Patrol said one lane of I-85 in both directions was closed near mile marker 89.

The crash happened around 4:45 a.m. when the driver, James Winston, lost control and crashed into the trees in the median. Winston is in critical condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

WFMY News 2's Eric Chilton was at the scene of the crash.

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Chilton caught this scene on I-85 near the split where traffic was at a standstill because of a separate one-car accident.

WFMY News 2 Chief Meteorologist Tim Buckley says heavy rain will continue into the early afternoon before we get some relief. Wind gusts will linger throughout the viewing area. 35 MPH gusts were recorded in Greensboro.

In Danbury, Hanging Rock State Park is closed.

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