* 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.

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.

At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Belvidere to 6 miles west of Cape Colony to 6 miles southwest of Williamston. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. Strong thunderstorms will be near. Hertford, Winfall, Burgess, Cape Colony, and Chapanoke around 620 PM EDT. Elizabeth City and Snug Harbor around 625 PM EDT. Elizabeth City State University and Nixonton around 630 PM EDT. Weeksville around 635 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Bob White Fork, Holiday Island, Arrowhead Beach, Saint Johns, Parkville, Glen Cove, Mount Gould, Hancock, Yeopim Station, and Pasquotank.

* 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.

* 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.

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.