Thats since tapered off. We are still seeing a lot of wind outside. If youve been outside in the last couple of hours, youve certainly noticed the wind picking up. Now, were also seeing lots of sunshine. Thats not necessarily working in our favor. That more sunshine means there will be more heat and more fuel for the storms to get going and we have some pretty strong line of storms just to our west. Lets take a look at our High Definition radar here, our radar scope. Were looking at this really strong line almost hugging the 77 corridor right now going down from charlotte all the way up to concord and those areas all the way down just west of columbia at the moment. Here. That is Severe Thunderstorm Warnings from those locations. We are under a tornado watch until 7 00 tonight. Thats a tornado watch until 7 00 and were watching. Ill zoom in a little bit for you here some storms just to our south and west. These are on a trajectory to come our way. Upwards of 60, 70, almost 80 miles an
We should be kind of generally in kind of the low to mid 50s at this point with highs nearing 60 based on our averages so were still below normal. Were going to end up below normal this afternoon. Clear skies. Also good news, its also warmer but the winds are pretty much calm for us. Thats something we havent been able to say at all during the last couple of days. Its been extremely windy. Wind gusts of 45 miles an hour both tuesday and wednesday. Right around five to 10. Mostly sunny skies. Well add in a few more clouds tonight. That should keep us a little bit warmer but still a cold night. Lows just above freezing for most of us here locally. Several spots below freezing. It looks like more cold air on the way. Its a good thing that its is conducting a prescribed burn. Controlled burn started at 11 00 this morning for timber improvement and wildfire reduction. Todays burnings are taking part at harvest and state forest and on the peachtree rock preserve in lexington. So if you see s
Island and then myrtle beach. Meanwhile, jeb bush is busy in the upstate hitting the road with his mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush in spartanburg, greenville and central. Ted cruz and ben carson will also be campaigning close to home. They will indeed. Ted cruz will be holding his own rally in West Columbia at the Eagle Aviation hangar. That will take place at 5 30 and ben carson will be making stops in North Charleston and florence as well as rock hill later today. And donald trump is softening his response to pope francis who claimed the g. O. P. Frontrunner is not christian if he favors using a wall to stem illegal border crossings. During last nights town hall here in columbia, trump said the pontiffs comments were a little nicer than first reported. Now, trumps competition jeb bush is taking time to speak out on the popes comments. I believe that we ought to border patrol. Using technology and using g. P. S. Technology. Across the board, we ought to have a strategy to prote
And warm air coming in from the south. I think this warm air will spread across the area as we move throughout the rest of the afternoon. This front will move to the north and might bring us a chance of rain as well. Well keep an eye on that system but keep an eye on what could be coming our way tomorrow. Severe weather very likely for much of the east coast. Ill let you know what to expect coming up in the full forecast. Jonathan, thank you and all that rain may be a nuisance. You know what its good for. Growing. Growing the grass and turning it green. Keeping the midlands beautiful and t. D. Bank employees are partnering up to make our environment a little greener this morning. Thats right. As a part of the banks t. D. Tree days initiative, employees, volunteers planted trees at owens park this morning. Now, this is their commitment to the environment in order to enhance community and economic development. With contributions at building and improving the public realm will last for ge
We can expect for the remainder of the day. Lets turn things over to 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. South carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a collision with no injury. This is going to be at the intersection of 1051 Southern Drive and bluff road. And as always. We are continuing to keep our eyes on the road and will update you if anything else pops up for your morning commute. Abc columbia your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. The republican president ial hopefuls are coming off their final debate before super tuesday. Gop frontrunner donald trump was the target of his competition. Marco rubio and ted cruz targeted trumps business record, personal wealth and commitment to conservative social issues. Its a final push to stop trumps momentum going into the e march first vote. But the billionaire businessman isnt taking the shots