The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Wednesday evening until 10 p.m.

Keep in mind the NWS sometimes cuts Severe Thunderstorm Watches short as storms pass through:

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 500 PM UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…REMEMBER…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.