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Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northwestern Gulf Coast from south central Louisiana to the upper Texas coast today. Read More >

Flood Watch in effect through 8 PM Thursday. Locations: Western NC and the majority of the NC Piedmont.
1-3” likely through Friday, with locally higher amounts of up to 5” possible. Flash flooding is possible in areas that receive higher amounts in a shorter amount of time.
With several rounds of storms expected each afternoon and evening through Thursday, make sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings.