* WHAT. Heat index values on Sunday will be as high as 108. * WHERE. The eastern Piedmont, Triangle, eastern Sandhills, and Coastal Plain. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Heat index values on Sunday will be as high as 107. * WHERE. Anson, Granville, Halifax, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Vance, and Warren Counties. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 108. * WHERE. For all but the Northwest Piedmont. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 110. * WHERE. Most of eastern North Carolina. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

At 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Butner, or 9 miles west of Creedmoor, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Durham, Oxford, Creedmoor, Butner, Franklinton, Kittrell, Rougemont, Stem, Lake Michie, and Gorman.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 107. * WHERE. For all those except the Western Piedmont. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 491 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA GRANVILLE HALIFAX PERSON VANCE WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CREEDMOOR, ENFIELD, HENDERSON, KITTRELL, NORLINA, OXFORD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROXBORO, SCOTLAND NECK, AND WARRENTON.