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Heavy rain, with possible flooding and severe thunderstorms, is forecasted for central North Carolina as the Triangle is under a flood advisory through Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWaves of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain will focus along a slow-moving cold front and produce 2 to 4 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts, (Wednesday) evening through Thursday evening,\u201d according to the flood watch from the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

All of central North Carolina, including the Triangle, is under a Level 1, or marginal, risk of severe weather<\/b> on Wednesday, July 22, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

Some northern areas, including half of Durham County<\/b> and most of Person, Granville and Vance counties, have a Level 2, slight, risk for severe storms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaves of repeated showers and storms with heavy rain will focus along a front that will edge very slowly southward<\/b> and into the northern Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain through tonight,\u201d according to the National Weather Service\u2019s Raleigh office. \u201cWhile locally damaging thunderstorm wind gusts will be the primary severe threat, a brief tornado cannot be ruled out<\/b> in and immediately adjacent to the Slight risk (Level 2 of 5) area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most storms will arrive in the Triangle in the evening Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning.<\/b> Raleigh is forecasted<\/a> to get 2 inches of rain by 8 a.m. Thursday, 1-1.5 inches on Thursday and another inch on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. That\u2019s on top of 2 inches Raleigh saw over the last three days.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn addition to the heavy rain threat, there is also a risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon through tonight,\u201d according to the National Weather Service on Wednesday. \u201cStraight-line wind damage and resulting downed trees and power outages<\/b> will be the most likely hazard and impact. This can happen anywhere across central NC, but most likely across the northern half of central NC (along and north of the Highway 64 corridor).\u201d<\/p>\n

While helpful to alleviate the statewide drought, heavy amounts of rain in a short time can cause flooding.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you get into those 1-to-2 inch per hour rates, that\u2019s oftentimes what sets the stage for flash flooding,\u201d said Nick Petro, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service\u2019s Raleigh office. \u201cIf you can get 2-to-4 inches of rain over several hours, then that\u2019s less likely to result in flash flooding compared to 2 inches over one hour. So again, rates oftentimes drive flash flooding.\u201d<\/p>\n

People should not drive through flooded water, as just a few inches of water can stall a car<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny storms that develop will be slow moving, highly efficient rainfall producers<\/b> and coupled with the potential for storms to continue to develop over the same areas,\u201d according the North Carolina Emergency Management.<\/p>\n

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