FORECAST: Cluster of storms could bring heavy rain, lightning to our area

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FORECAST:

• A cluster of storms is moving into the metro very early Thursday morning, with mainly heavy rain and lightning.
• A brief gust of wind can’t be ruled out, but the threat of severe, damaging winds is quite low this morning.
• Some bigger storms in the Upstate of SC will brush up through Chester and York counties through 3 a.m.
• Some of these may be severe, but as we get closer to 6 a.m., the bulk of the big rain will have moved south of Charlotte.
• We could see another round of downpours later this morning, but again, severe weather is not anticipated at this time.
• There will be a much lower risk of rain for the rest of the day.