Saturday’s forecast also advises there is a slight risk of severe storms, with damaging wind gusts, over the northern area of central North Carolina on Saturday night. The highest risk is between 3 and 11 p.m. The heat wave may continue on Sunday, though a heat advisory has not yet been issued.

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