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Raleigh area, parts of Sandhills at low risk for severe weather Saturday

Friday, May 3, 2019
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- ABC11 is in First Alert Mode as most of central and northern North Carolina are at risk for severe weather on Saturday.
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Don "Big Weather" Schwenneker said our area is under a marginal risk, but the areas west of us should get the brunt of the storm.



He said we should be dry most of the day but a stray shower or thunderstorm could push in and turn severe.
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The storm should blow into our area Saturday afternoon and evening.

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He said the biggest threats are damaging winds and pockets of hail.
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