Strong thunderstorms move across central North Carolina, Level 1 risk Saturday | LIVE RADAR
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Scattered showers and storms made their way across Central North Carolina Friday afternoon and evening.
Some areas saw between 1 to 3.5 inches of rain as heavy rain moved across the Triangle.
Scattered showers are possible, primarily in the Sandhills, until about midnight. None of the storms are expected to become severe.
Rainfall totals on Friday reached a quarter of an inch across the viewing area.
The next chance for severe weather will be on Saturday, bringing a level 1 risk of damaging winds.
The wet and unsettled pattern will continue through the weekend.
Much of the southeast is in a moderate to severe drought. However, the rain of the past few days has eliminated our rain deficit for this month.
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Severe weather fired up across central North Carolina on Thursday afternoon.
Warnings started firing off around 1:30 p.m. and continued to happen as the storms pushed through the area.
Those storms brought with them heavy rain, lightning, and reports of hail.
A trail of damage was left in its wake, including in Wilson County where a church was destroyed after lightning struck its steeple. Fire crews at the scene said the Springhill Presbyterian Church is a total loss after that lightning strike set the church ablaze.
The storms also knocked out power for thousands of people and caused flooding to some areas.
National Weather Service said it tracked more than 3,500 lightning flashes from 3-3:30 p.m. in central North Carolina.
