All tagged severe weather
A weak front moving into NC today will produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The thunderstorms will have the potential to produce damaging winds, large hail, and torrential downpours.
There will be a slight risk (Level 2 of 5) of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms developing across portions of eastern North Carolina today.
There will be daily chances for shower and thunderstorm activity today through Friday. A few of these storms have the potential to become severe with the greatest risk for severe weather being on Thursday.
NWS: Strong system has potential to produce severe weather Thursday, early Friday
Showers and a few embedded storms will overspread Eastern NC this morning. After a break in the widespread showers, additional scattered showers and thunderstorms may develop ahead of an approaching cold front from the west this afternoon.
A strong, complex low pressure system will impact eastern NC this weekend bringing the potential for heavy rain (Friday night and Saturday), isolated strong to severe thunderstorms (Saturday), strong winds, coastal flooding and dangerous marine conditions.
We are expecting strong to severe thunderstorms, strong winds, dangerous marine conditions, and minor coastal flooding for Eastern NC Friday evening into Saturday (January 12-13th.
A strong cold front that will impact eastern NC tomorrow and Wednesday.
There is high confidence that a strong low will impact the area this weekend into early next week, with impacts beginning to come into better focus.
A strong low is forecast to impact eastern NC Sunday into Monday. There is an increased likelihood for several impacts from this system including localized flooding, gusty winds, dangerous marine conditions, and coastal impacts.
Forecast heat index values have increased for today, and an Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for much of the area, with heat index values 110-115 F now expected.
Later afternoon into early evening, severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts of 60 to 75 mph, large hail, and a few tornadoes are possible.