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Region braces for another round of showers, possible thunderstorms

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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The region is set to be drenched in another eound of rain showers and thunderstorms Thursday and into early Friday morning.

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg says a cold front will sweep across the region Thursday evening into the overnight hours. 

A broad band of showers with embedded thunderstorms will develop along and ahead of the front. 

The weather service says conditions ahead of the front are ripe for a line of thunderstorms to develop.

The storms could produce damaging wind gusts and possibly brief tornadoes, especially across the foothills and piedmont regions, according to the NWS.

Around a half inch of rain is possible overnight.

On Friday, the sun will gradually return with a high near 65 degrees.

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