Video like there of a funnel cloud is why we spent so much time warning you. Meteorologist Don Schwennekers forecast was spot on and he is here with a look at the day ahead of us. Don all the thunderstorm activity is out and we have no warning. We have an advisory, weekend advisory that any time through 2 00 today you could see gusts up to 35 to 40 miles an hour. So watch out for that heading out the door. Temperatures across the region in the 40s. 41 roxboro. 45 Roanoke Rapids and 42 chapel hill. 44 southern pines. 44 goldsboro, wilson and fayetteville. Looking at the day ahead, 42 now and windy. By lunchtime we go to 55, partly sunny and through the late day mostly sunny mid 50s. It will be cooler through tomorrow and next warmup on the way. We will talk about that in the rupinta. Amber sunshine returning and storms have moved out. We have downed power lines after the storms yesterday. Around the Holly Springs area. Our road weather index the radar not picking unany weather issues th
Shooting ram passenger in Republican Debate before surgeon tuesday. The jabs super tuesday. Caitlin we have breaking news about a plane crash. How many victims there are and why getting to them will be a challenge. Carolinagood morning, carolina, welcome on friday february 26. Barbara thank you for joining us. We will have more but first weather and traffic. Here is meteorologist Don Schwenneker in the first alert storm center. Don good morning to you. As you head out weve got temperatures across the region in the mid 30s and they will climb today into the 40s. Expect 30s until about 10 00 this morning and that is the transition time to 40 and they will stay in the 40s most of the afternoon. From across the region we have dropped below freezing down to 31 now at r. D. U. 31 roxboro. 34 louisburg, 36 smithfield, 33 fayetteville 37. Mainly clear now and 31. By lunchtime mostly sunny and 44. Going home it afternoon mostly sunny and around 50. Today is the coolest of the next seven. Tonigh
The next couple of hours. Tomorrow morning will be colder. We will talk about that in a moment. Looking at the day, we will see a nice climb from the low 30s to the 40s. We will be 41 by 10 00 and into the upper 40s. Current numbers from across the region, in the 30s. 33 roxboro, 33 chapel hill. 34 sanford. 36 smithwood and 38 in fayetteville. Looking at the day ahead mainly 30s. Lunchtime 44 mostly sunny. Through the late day we get near 50. We will talk more about the warmup and sunshine for the weekend. Sevenday forecast is next. Never in a million years you would imagine it would happen. People you work with every day just in a panic. John employees of a Kansas Company in shock after a three are dead plus the gunman killed by police. Everyone were employees at excel industries that makes lawn mower products in wichita. 14 others were hurt in a series of shootings that started before the rampage at the factory. The all clear is not given yet. A home where the suspects roommate may b
Were back to 77. Not a cloud in sight as we head toward 6 00. Ill let you know when rain showers return for us coming up in a little bit. Right now, ill send it over to kristin with a check on traffic. Good morning, a slow start to the roads. Looking at what you can expect here on our d. O. T. Camera. Traffic moving smoothly in both directions there. No major issues to report to you here on 540. Also 40 and 440 looking good, too. We do have an accident on the shoulder, though, on 40 westbound and near the carytown boulevard, other than that things are looking okay. Keep in mind, we have the shoulder closure still ongoing on project fortified between exit 301 so it may slow you down a little bit there this morning here. As of right now, your westbound you are looking at a 17minute drive. Well have more weather and traffic updates coming up in a few minutes. 6 02 is your time now. Investigators say a Lightning Strike may have caused a house fire in raleigh. Fire started around 10 30 last
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