From the National Weather Service
A slow moving cold front will approach and then stall over eastern North Carolina beginning early Thursday morning and
lingering through Friday.
Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents are currently present in the surf zone. These conditions affect the beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City.
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The main threat will be heavy rain and the potential for flash flooding from early Thursday morning into Thursday evening. The threat of localized flooding could continue from Friday into the weekend due to already saturated soils.
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