Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday evening

Severe weather is possible on Wednesday evening ahead of a cold front that will bring northerly winds and colder temperatures to the Outer Banks through the weekend, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office.

Showers and thunderstorms will develop this evening across eastern North Carolina, and a few of the storms could become strong to severe, with damaging winds the primary threat.

The threat of severe weather for the Outer Banks is mainly through the evening until around midnight, although scattered showers are also possible on Thursday morning, and the much colder temperatures will linger behind the cold front through the end of the week.

For more information on the local forecast, visit www.weather.gov/mhx for weather information, or the National Weather Service office in Newport / Morehead City’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/.