Canceled for our area, as the severe storms are heading east of us. The wind behind the system will affect us into tonight. Expect quickly falling temperatures as the front moves through. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 back to you guys 3 our weather coverage continuesas we said. The winds. Which are responsible for taking down several trees and power lines across our area. This is a look at keelel mill road near travelers rest. Where several downed lines sparked a brush fire. Causing the road to be temporarily closed. And winds are whipping across the area. You can see trees blowingeven trash cans tumbling over. 3 and in mauldin the winds whipped the roof right offff bus shelter at the golden strip career center. You can see the metal pieces were blown onto the nearby main building. Thankfully no students or staff were hurt. 3 and those Power Outages leaving several schools affected this afternoon. Spartanburg Methodist College lost power just bef
3 and we should 3 mention Graham County schools will start on a two hour delay tomorrow morning. We will of course have updates on School Closures and delays at fox carolina dot com. 3 and it looks like weather is to blame for a problem at gsp tonight. Airport Officials Say a delta plane leaving the gate to prepare for take off was asked to wait. Because of gusty conditions. As it taxied to a holding area. The plane struck a light pole. There were 140 passengers on board. But no one was hurt. The flight was able to take off and successfully landed in atlanta just after 8 tonight. 3 tonight trees and power lines are down across the area. From spartanburg. Where a large tree fell. To Greenville County where crews were out working to repair these lines earlier today. Its been a mess for many people. Right now, Blue Ridge Electric is reporting that Anderson County more than 600homes without power. Duke energy is reporting more than 17hundred people are without electricity in spartanburg. A