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Partly cloudy and still hot with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. There could be some scattered showers and storms, especially by the afternoon and evening. There is a Level 1 threat for severe storms roughly from the Triangle area westward toward the mountains. Damaging winds and small hail are the primary threat.

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