* WHAT. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to around 110. * WHERE. A portion of central North Carolina. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 109. * WHERE. A portion of central North Carolina. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 110 expected. * WHERE. Portions of northeast North Carolina and central, east central, eastern, north central, south central, and southeast Virginia. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

* WHAT. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 110 expected. * WHERE. Bertie and Hertford Counties. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE. Much of Eastern North Carolina, excluding the immediate coast. * WHEN. From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Durham. This thunderstorm was drifting to the northwest at 5 mph. This storm was one of a cluster of storms stretching across the Triangle region. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Wake Forest, Carrboro, Butner, and RDU International.

At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Benson, or 11 miles east of Lillington, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Smithfield, Clayton, Dunn, Benson, Erwin, Coats, Four Oaks, and Coats Crossroads.

* WHAT. Heat index values between 105 and 110. * WHERE. A portion of eastern North Carolina. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Friday and then from 11 AM EDT Saturday to 8PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Dangerously hot temperatures with heat index values above 110 degrees through late afternoon today and above 105 degrees on Saturday * WHERE. Portions of central and eastern North Carolina. * WHEN. For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS. Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

* WHAT. Dangerously hot temperatures with heat index values above 105 degrees through late this afternoon and again on Saturday. * WHERE. Alamance, Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, and Wayne Counties. * WHEN. For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE. Portions of northeast North Carolina and central, east central, eastern, north central, south central, and southeast Virginia. * WHEN. For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS. Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

FFWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for. Northwestern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina. East Central Pitt County in eastern North Carolina. * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 546 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD. Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE. Trained spotters reported. IMPACT. Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include. Washington, River Road, Black Jack, Bunyan, Old Ford, Chocowinity, Washington Park and Grimesland.