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It's still four days out, but there is the potential for damaging thunderstorms in the Carolinas Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Severe thunderstorms remain possible in North Carolina Wednesday; damaging gusts the main threat

<p>JUST TOMORROW MORNING, BUT MONDAY MORNING. THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. IF NOT A LIKELIHOOD AND THEN TEMPERATURES START CLIMBING, ESPECIALLY HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THAT'S GOING TO COME IN AHEAD OF OUR NEXT SYSTEM. AND THAT PRODUCES THE CHANCE FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER. SO LET'S BREAK THIS DOWN FOR YOU TUESDAY IN THE ORANGE. THAT'S WHERE IT'S MOST LIKELY THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS. AND THEN AS I ZOOM IN TO WHERE YOU SEE WEDNESDAY THERE IN THE YELLOW, THAT WOULD BE OUR POTENTIAL. SO THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AREA WIDE. AND I'M THINKING NOW PRELIMINARY NOON TO 06:00PM PLENTY OF WIND SHEAR OR WIND IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO HELP GIVE THE STORM SOME EXTRA STRENGTH. BUT THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH INSTABILITY OR STORM FUEL IS THERE GOING TO BE? SO FOR THAT WILL RELY ON THE SMALL SCALE FORECAST MODELS THAT WILL START</p>

Severe weather potential for Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Severe weather possible on Wednesday

Local view of the potential for severe thunderstorms Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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