Threat for Severe Weather

The Storm Prediction Center has placed North Carolina under a slight risk for severe weather for late Thursday and Thursday night. We'll see a few scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some of the storms could become strong this afternoon, but the greatest threat for strong to severe storms looks to come late Thurday night into early Friday morning.

The National Weather Service in Raleigh outlines the severe weather threat for today, tonight, and tomorrow in this morning's hazardous weather statement posted below --

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
511 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

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511 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

WHILE AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.... THE MAIN MECHANISMS TO PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME... THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 8 PM AND 6 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY IN THE COASTAL PLAIN AND SANDHILLS. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT... AS YET ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE WEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SPOTTERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND LISTEN FOR STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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The News 14 Carolina forecast office will be staffed around the clock this afternoon, tonight, and early Friday morning. Keep checking Weather on the Ones for the very latest weather information.