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Heavy rain and strong winds Wednesday prompt another WRAL Weather Alert Day. The risk for floods and heavy saturated grounds create a greater risk for trees falling. 



WRAL Weather Alert Day: Wet and stormy pattern continues Wednesday, strong winds possible

Good morning. I'm meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. Today is another WREL weather alert day. We have the potential for wind damage and hail, mainly during the afternoon. Once we get after lunchtime into the evening, we'll see a few isolated storms that could produce some wind damage. One thing you'll notice this morning heading out the door is it is foggy in some places. You may need to plan just a little extra time getting around this morning, but that fog. dissipate by around 8 or 9 o'clock. So again that level one risk this afternoon and evening localized wind damage would be our biggest threat. Remember, we've had so much rain lately, um, so the ground's really saturated and if we have some winds with those storms, trees may fall a little easier. We also have the potential for some isolated flooding and this of course is for pretty much the. Higher viewing area. Some hail is possible. Isolated tornado threat would be lower than we've seen in the last couple of days. 20% chance of rain between now and lunchtime. Just to cover a few isolated showers that have popped up from time to time, and then we ramp it up pretty quickly to around 70% this afternoon and this evening. We're looking at temperatures being warm today in the low 80s for highs.

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Customers say their credit card information was stolen at drive-thru

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Holly Springs Salamanders to welcome CPL's first woman player

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