RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina is bracing for severe weather that could bring heavy rain, strong winds, snow and even tornadoes to parts of the state.
Local media outlets report that a first wave of rainfall is expected to move across the state starting at around midday Wednesday.
But bolstered by a cold front, forecasters warn a second wave of precipitation later in the day could turn severe around the evening commute. Rainfall is expected to be heavier, accompanied by possible hail, damaging winds and even isolated tornadoes.
Forecasters say the most severe weather will likely be overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service is predicting widespread thunderstorms across much of Alabama and Georgia and into the Florida Panhandle and southwestern South Carolina.
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