Severe update....

**radar as of 4:30pm.**

The potential for severe weather will ramp up as we head through tonight and tomorrow. At 4:30pm, instability had already increased enough to promote shower and storm development in portion of the region....we are just waiting forcing to spread in from the west.

I expect the mountains and foothills to see showers and storms fire tonight, and those storms could produce damaging winds or tornadoes.

As the night wears on, the zone of showers and storms will gradually work east. The atmosphere will get more stable with time tonight, however, I still expect the atmosphere to be able to support locally strong to severe storms as the activity spreads into the Piedmont. Lows will be very mild....upper 60s at the coolest.

The chance of scattered storms will continue through tomorrow as a cold front gradually works through.

You need to have a reliable way of hearing watches and warnings, should they be required tonight or tomorrow. We will keep you up to date with live weather information as needed on News 14 Carolina, but we cannot reach through the TV to wake you up.