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Big storms coming this afternoon and tonight. Nexrad radar from Wunderground.

This special weather statement from the National Weather Service:

AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE WEST TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY…REACHING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A WARM AND MOIST AIR FLOW INTO THE REGION WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS…
STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.

THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OVER 70 MPH… AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL AROUND 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE HIGHEST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64… HOWEVER SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT.

SINCE MANY NORTH CAROLINIANS WILL BE ASLEEP TONIGHT WHEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS OR TORNADOES IS HIGHEST… HAVING A NOAA WEATHER RADIO CAN BE CRITICAL… AS IT COULD BE THE ONLY NOTIFICATION YOU RECEIVE ABOUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT STORMS. PEOPLE WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIOS SHOULD MAKE SURE THEIR RADIOS ARE ON AND READY TO RECEIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS FOR ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS THAT ARE ISSUED. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST CONDITIONS BY MONITORING NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.