FIRST ALERT: Warmer temperatures continue, storms return Thursday

United States: A cold front advancing across the Southeast will produce showers and scattered thunderstorms from Wednesday into Thursday, meteorologists reported. Forecasters from local stations including WMBF, WIS, Atlanta News First, and FOX Carolina indicated warmer conditions Tuesday followed by increasing clouds and wind ahead of frontal arrival midweek. This week, broadcasters declared First Alert Weather Days for portions of the Carolinas and north Georgia; the Storm Prediction Center issued a Level 1 'marginal' risk for Thursday. Early-morning storms may affect Thursday commutes, winds could gust up to 25 mph in places, and meteorologists advised monitoring updates and exercising weather-aware precautions.