FLUS42 KRAH 090247 HWORAH Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1047 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025 NCZ042-077-088-089-100300- Johnston-Harnett-Cumberland-Sampson- 1047 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 242 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Thunderstorms capable of damaging straight line wind are expected to spread east across the Sandhills and Coastal Plain early tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Widely scattered thunderstorms Friday will be capable of strong to locally damaging wind gusts and small hail. Additionally, periods of heavy rain next Monday and Tuesday may increase the risk of flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. $$ NCZ007>011-021>028-038>041-043-073>076-078-083>086-100300- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake- Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland- Hoke- 1047 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Widely scattered thunderstorms Friday will be capable of strong to locally damaging wind gusts and small hail. Additionally, periods of heavy rain next Monday and Tuesday may increase the risk of flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. $$