<body><div>A strong cold front remains on target to move into Eastern NC this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms ahead of and along the front will have the fuel necessary to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts. Due to this severe storm potential, we have declared Friday a First Alert Weather Day. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1vZJFx_1GpQu6y600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1vZJFx_1GpQu6y600" width="1300" height="725" ><figcaption>Wind gusts up to 60 mph are possible (WITN)</figcaption></figure>The main threat will be damaging straight-line wind gusts that could exceed 60 mph. Areas between I-95 and Highway 17 are in the primary threat zone, while areas east of Highway 17 will likely see storm strength slowly decrease as storms move coastward. Heavy downpours and frequent lightning are also likely. The risk for tornadoes and hailstones is low.The primary window for severe storms will be between 2 p.m. (when the front moves over I-95) and 7 p.m. Storms are projected to move over Highway 17 around 6 p.m., when the cooling air starts to stabilize the atmosphere. Without the daytime heating, the storms will slowly weaken between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3bT5en_1GpQu6y600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3bT5en_1GpQu6y600" width="1300" height="760" ><figcaption>Strong to severe storm moving eastward Friday afternoon/evening (Jim Howard)</figcaption></figure>Heavy downpours will reduce visibility during the evening commute home from work and school. The Though the flash flood threat is low, our area could see isolated pockets of heavy rain training over the same areas. Rainfall could range from 0.5″ to 1.0″. A few isolated areas could see upwards of 1.0″ to 3.0″. The front will move off the coast Saturday morning, bringing cooler and drier conditions for the weekend. A steady northerly breeze will help temperatures remain cooler.The above video is our WITN+ livestream and may not reflect the content in this story.</div></body>

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A strong cold front remains on target to move into Eastern NC this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms ahead of and along the front will have the fuel necessary to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts. Due to this severe storm potential, we have declared Friday a First Alert Weather Day.

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A strong cold front remains on target to move into Eastern NC this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms ahead of and along the front will have the fuel nec

Tracking severe storm risk this afternoon

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