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Thursday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day. We'll see showers and storms through the evening commute. Rain becomes more spotty tonight.



WRAL Weather Alert Day: Several counties under a flash flood warning, rain continues into tonight

I'm meteorologist Kat Cale on this WAL weather alert day. We're still tracking fairly widespread rain that's going to be tapering off through the evening hours. We saw significant flash flooding around Sanford and Lee County from all the rain earlier as low pressure moves away from us, the rain starts to clear after sunset tonight. Not much expected overnight, but we'll wake up to clouds on Friday. And then really much of the day Friday actually looks dry, but later Friday evening into Friday night would be our best chance of a shower or storm. Saturday we should be off to a quiet start in the morning, but later into the afternoon and evening, scattered storms should develop. And given how hot and humid it's going to be, there's going to be a lot of energy around for those storms to work with. 92 is the high on Saturday. And it's a WEL weather alert day Sunday. We're considering one. Sunday actually has a better storm chance, but Saturday we're under a level 2 severe weather threat, and that's why we made the call for a WYEL weather alert day. We're in the severe weather possible zone for Sunday. We'll get the official level of risk tomorrow, so be sure to check in for an update.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions.

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In Holly Springs, a 7-year-old Weimaraner named Hazel is being hailed as a hero after she bravely scared off two masked individuals attempting to approach her family's home.

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Saint Augustine's University faces escalating financial woes as a Wake County judge mandates a payment exceeding $20 million to SBA Connect, LLC, following a default judgment in a lawsuit over unpaid bills.


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A man is severely injured after a motorcycle crash on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh which initially blocked traffic for hours.


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The first nonstop flight to Vancouver from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) took off Thursday morning.


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(CNN) -- A dog who went missing for more than a month and covered about 100 miles - including a mile-long swim - has finally been returned to her foster home after being rescued at sea.

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A car crashed into a pole and overturned Thursday morning on Old Wake Forest Road in Raleigh, causing a small power outage in the area.


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Eager gamers and nostalgic fans lined up outside the Best Buy in Cary, some waiting over 14 hours, to be among the first to snag the newly launched Nintendo Switch 2 and exclusive Mario Kart World game.


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