. >>> freezing rain is a possibility early tomorrow morning in the northern midlands. good evening and thanks for being with us, i'm j.r. berry. >> and i'm andre amok. this we just found out into the newsroom, fairfield county schools have already made the at this point, we have no other cancellations for school systems. we know fairfield county has already closed. >> that's right. this is a developing weather situation. let's find out what's going on now, let's bring in our meteorologist daniel bonds. what's it looking like, sir? >> we are watching that storm system, rotating around in portions of louisiana and arkansas, and all of this precipitation is moving in our direction. and has brought a little bit of rain across portions of the midland this evening. it has been all rain and a little bit of heavy activity towards greenwood and saluda counties. all of this is moving towards the north and east. all of this is rain. the thought process is some colder air will start moving in. there is a freezing rain advisory that includes newberry, and kershaw counties until 12:

we've been watching through the northern midlands. there is a chance it could shift to the south, and could impact richland and lexington county. if that shifts a little bit farther south we'll be watching that, and also just how much freezing rainfalls in this area. so of course, big storm system going to make some major impacts but right now, something we think we've got a pretty good handle on, but as always, it could make some pretty big changes. >> with the threat of some icy danger to drive on. the highway patrol says though prepared. >> make sure you have a coat if you're traveling, make sure that your cell phone's fully charged items if you encounter some long wait times. as always, call star 47 because we'll be glad to send a trooper to assist that person. >> because of these cold temperature you need to be cautious when you're heating your home. heating sources that warm us also lead to fires and fatalities. the columbia fire department has tips on how you can make sure you and your family stays safe. >> we want you to have

northern midlands have the best mike desumma is making stops in several of them today. he joins us now from winnsboro in fairfield county. judi, dawndy ahead of what's expected to be rare weather event for the midlands county officials have been doing what they can to stress that residents take caution. that's not only the case here in fairfield county --- but neighboring kershaw county as well. both areas are facing the chance of snow and freezing rain over the next two days. kershaw county emergency directors say their public works crews have been working with the dot to create a plan for treating the roads. but with the threat of freezing rain they say there will be only so much they can do to keep conditions safe. the lugoff fire department has been busy outfitting a military vehicle capable of dealing with the ice --- in the event they have to go out and make rescues. chief dennis ray says his desire is to use that only what could be a dangerous storm. dennis ray --- lugoff fire chief "i mean this isn't the first time we've been through this..we remember going thro

rain will be mixed with light snow northern/central midlands tonight and saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of snow. however, some icing is likely around columbia metro, high amounts chester north. sunshine by saturday afternoon this is still a developing storm, update will following during the day. public works crews out in kershaw county are continuing to keep an eye on what this storm heavy rains this morning followed by a drop in temps have already caused some ice to form. our mike desumma joins us live from bethune with more on that. judi, dawndy specifically on trees is where they've been seeing a lot of that ice. not only here in bethune but several points east and north of the city of camden. really if you make the drive out here it's hard not to find a tree with ice on it. of course the concerning thing now for a lot of power companies is the threat of iced branches falling on utility lines. eastern parts of kershaw county of slush on roadways earlier today. that caused a few cars to go off the road. the dot and county public works crews are continuing to m

northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling through early today, then again tonight. rain will be mixed with light snow northern/central midlands tonight and saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of snow. however, some icing is likely around columbia metro, high amounts chester north. sunshine by saturday afternoon this is still a developing storm, update will following during the day. a winter weather advisory has just been issued in there's been a light dusting of snow in whitmire already. our chad mills is there chad. i'm live in whitmire where there's been a light dusting of snow. the roads also starting to get slick. snow is expected late tonight which could result in patches of ice. making bridges and overpasses dangerous this will make travel difficult. county officials say if you don't have to be out and about, please stay home. in whitmire, chad mills, wis news 10. right now icy conditions are kershaw county. let's check in with our mike us now from bethune with more. judi, charles it's been a wet day to say

the warnings go all the way south to include counties in the northern midlands. here's a live look over the capital city through our wis skycam as we prepare for this system to push through. meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center tracking the latest. winter storm watch in effect tonight through saturday night lancaster, chesterfield counties major winter storm developing that will have a significant impact on much of the state from columbia north. later today, increasing clouds rain developing by evening. highs in the middle to upper 40s. rain chance 40%. tonight friday: periods of rain, some rain heavy at times. type of precipitation will be based on temperatures at the surface and aloft. northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling for several hours tonight through early friday, then morning. up to .50" of ice may form. rain will be mixed with sleet/snow central midlands tonight and friday night saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of either ice or snow. saturday mor

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northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling for several hours rain will be mixed with sleet/snow central midlands tonight and friday night saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of either ice or snow. saturday morning early snow showers, no accumulation expected. as with any developing storm, update will following during the day. tim miller's keeping an eye on your morning drive with your games -- beginning tonight against auburn. the gamecocks are 17 and oh, coming off a big conference win against texas tonight's game starts at 7 o'clock on the sec network plus. the carolina panthers are battling the cold weather as they prepare for this weekend's nfc championship game. the panthers play the arizona cardinals sunday for a spot in the super bowl. carolina may be practicing through some snow flurries over the next couple days, but the weather should be fine to play on sunday. quartberack cam newton said wednesday, outside of the extra media coverage his team is preparing like it's any other game. another nfl team is

northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling through early today, then again tonight. rain will be mixed with light northern/central midlands tonight and saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of snow. however, some icing is likely around columbia metro, high amounts chester north. sunshine by saturday afternoon storm, update will following during the day. the storm is continuing to cause the most concern in saturday afternoon this is still a developing storm, update will following during the day. the storm is continuing to cause the most concern in we've got our wis team stationed around the cause the most concern in counties north of columbia. we've got our wis team stationed midlands. let's head out to mike desumma, who's live in camden with more on conditions out there. and mike, new information about some schools there in kershaw county. well len county responders and public works crews say at this point they've gotten a good the real concern now is the temperature is dropping with all that water on the ground. the

bit closer to south carolina, we are still seeing freezing rain across good portions of the northern midlands. as we move in a little closer, freezing rain and parts of fairfield, kershaw and maybe even northern portions of richland county. it is not over yet. we will continue to see this moisture's treatment. potential for freezing rain's, in the northern midlands and portions of richland and sumter counties. many reports from all across the midlands includes freezing rain and a couple of sleek reports over in lexington earlier. and really this will be the trend for the rest of tonight as the system continues to ramp on up. as far asasadvisors are concerned, freezing rain richland and sumter counties, that could include some tough driving, maybe the overpasses or the bridges. keep that in mind if you are traveling. fairfield, newberry, kershaw and lee counties, this advisory last until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. that, as far as our forecast is concerned we will continue to see rain, freezing rain and eventually we will transition more to a winter remix that may include snow and sleet, as

northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling for several hours tonight through early friday, then again friday night saturday morning. up to .50" of ice may form. rain will be mixed with sleet/snow central midlands tonight and friday night saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of either ice saturday morning early afternoon: periods of snow showers, no accumulation expected. as with any developing storm, update will following during the day. this morning sc-dot released its plan for winter weather preps. it focuses on the upstate and areas near the north carolina border. we've also talked to emergency management officials who say they're also monitoring the developing weather situation. also the carolina panthers have cancelled a pep rally scheduled for friday because of the weather. the winter weather is going to cause major problems in the mid- atlantic and northeastern u-s. this morning there were already problems for commuters in washington, d-c. jim cantore has this report on the problems there and what could h

throughout the midlands, temperatures will generally be in the mid to upper 30s. keeping a lookout, lows in the northern part of the midlands to be just above freezing, and with that said, we are expecting the cold air in the northern part of the state, this area of low pressure is what everyone is talking about. that is the big weather maker. winter storm warnings in northern carolina -- north carolina and for us a freezing rain advisory in effect for newberry, fairfield, kershaw counties, and this is from 1 am until noon tomorrow. from three 8 pm until daybreak, the rain could transition into freezing rain and sleet. in the northern midlands into the upstate, this could continue from 10 o'clock through noon, and as this warming air starts to cover all the state, we will see a lot of rain coming through, and into the afternoon. this model shows that bike seven 8:00, the rain willll-- by seven by 7 o'clock, or 8:00 -- we could see a snowflake or two. it will melt right now, so no accumulation expected, but we do expect a lot of precipitation throughout the midlands tomorrow with a high of 43 degrees, ti

right now it is only northern midlands. as this continues to wind down by 11 pm tomorrow night and more moisture tries to wrap back around, we may see a few snow flurries across the midlands. it doesn't look like it will be a big deal that something we will be watching closely and that will continue into the early morning hours we get to saturday night we are left with as far as the ice potential is concerned newberry, kershaw counties are what we will be watching closely tomorrow. and if that line shifts towards the south and everyone has been talking about the chance of snow. you can't totally rule out trace amounts of portions of the midlands. there may be a slightly better chance and a dusting of extreme north western portions including fairfield and newberry county. there is a potential for the north western portions of the midlands. as far as tonight's concern. it's not going to warm up tomorrow. highs in the mid to upper 30s. so it's going to be a cold day. 380 a wintry mix early saturday morning. 53 on sunday mostly

we do have a freezing rain advisory for the northern portions of the midlands. that will come until late and continue until noon tomorrow, including newberry, fairfield and kershaw county. you want to be careful over these bridges and overpasses. the rain will continue to develop overnight. freezing rain but otherwise look for cold rain with the temperatures dropping wn to the low 30s. >> tomorrow. freezing weather and 380 are low and is there absent will see potential for wintry mix tomorrow night and tomorrow morning. we will break the forecast down minutes. some of the state emergency management division, said now is the time to plan a case, the storm causes power outages are making traveling dangerous. have nonperishable food items on hand, blankets to get warm and get a portable charger.>> don't use your phone as much and say that type of thing for emergencies. text to first and talk later. send a text message you will use a lot less power and a lot less segmented extra medications. cash on hand if there is a power outage atms will not work. so we hard to t

i'm talking now northern midlands right in here, winnsboro, camden, fairfield county, newberry county, and what's going to happen as we go through the day. see the purple here, that's the freezing rain. notice, it is working its way to the south as that cold air continues to push on in even into columbia, lexington and sumter, but cities like columbia, lexington and sumter, doesn't look like it's going to because it won't be here that long, and then as we go into the afternoon, notice we start to see the green pushing to the north. that's as the warm air starts to push the whole batch of cold air off to the north. the impacts right around columbia, don't expect too many. fairfield county, newberry county, places like kershaw county, i would watch out for impacts through the early part of the afternoon before finally the rain takes over and we all get rain by late in the day. and then, if you're a snow lover, as i say, we could get a couple of snowflakes coming out of this thing. let me show you why that's going to happen. by the time we get to saturday, the low will be up here off the

all eyes are on the skies as we prepare for possibilities and freezing rain over the northern midlands. they are under a freezing rain advisory. the question is how much ice can we get to those areas? our meteorologist daniel bonds joins us. this is not everyone is talking about. there are so many different reports >> we feel like we have a good beat on the system as we continue to make it closer to the midlands. here's the storm system portions of the midland moving in extremely-portions of newberry, fair filed--fairfield and kershaw counties and some potential for freezing rain will be less of and 330. those are low. a cold rain tomorrow, 380 and freezing rain for the northern counties. when that rain winds down friday into saturday, you will see a wintry mix. we will break this forecast down much further coming up in a few minutes. >>> of the weather team is tracking these conditions all across the state pay for the latest. follow them on twitter per they will be tweeting up-to-the- minute and also opt for text alerts go to our website wltx.com to sign a. >>> the gov. is calling for

northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling for several hours tonight through early friday, then again friday night saturday morning. up to .50" of ice may form. rain will be mixed with midlands tonight and friday night saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of either ice or snow. saturday morning early afternoon: periods of snow showers, no accumulation expected. as with any developing storm, update will following during the day. ahead of the storm several counties north of the capital city are doing what they can to prepare. that includes fairfield county threat of more snow and freezing rain. our mike desumma joins us now from winnsboro mike. charles judi much like other area here in fairfield county it will be all hands on deck over the next few days. county public works crews will be on standby --- working on plans to get the roads clear if we get what's expected out of this system. the county sheriffs office is also planning to have extra staff on hand. that'll be to provide aid in case cars go off the road -

northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling for several hours tonight through early friday, then again friday night saturday morning. up to .50" of ice may form. rain will be mixed with sleet/snow cenenal midlands tonight and friday night saturday not expecting much if any accumulation of either ice or snow. saturday morning early afternoon: periods of snow showers, no accumulation expected. in fairfield county, state dot responsibility. county officials are reminding driver of the dangerous conditions that could be present as this storm moves through. prepared to stay inside --- and have what's needed to get through a few days. "make sure you have stuff to keep your house warm if you have auxiliary..uhh kerosene for heaters and what not just in case there may be a power outage." "each shift has a four wheel drive vehicle so we are prepared to handle any situation and my number one priority is to make sure the citizens of fairfield county are safe." the fairfield county emergency management office has been in close contact with lea

national weather service is predicting more snow for the upstate and northern midlands. we hope that the columbia area will be spared but you don't know. >> -- >> reporter: you said we are doing better than we hope the -- then you had thought. >> it has been interesting. you see reports coming out of north carolina. it looks like the worst effects are starting at the border of north carolina and south carolina. that is good for us. so far north carolina has not request many resources. we stand by to help them. >> reporter: this is largely a preventative measure but you want to walk that fine line of being prepared but not to worry. >> the ice storm of 2014 and 2 to be prepared. we are hoping that people have a winter weather plan in place, extra blankets, nonperishable foods, cash on hand. we have been through quite a lot in the last couple of years. sensible preparedness now will save you tremendous amount of time -- a tremendous amount of time later. >> thank you so much derek becker. we will stay here and give you updates two we are getting calls every few minutes of

highs in the upper 30s when we get into the northern midlands and the central southern midlands into the lower, perhaps even middle 40s overnight tonight, very cold once again. temperatures in the teens and 20s, we could feel the wind chills again in the mid to upper teens overnight tonight. we will have sunshine for tomorrow, we will start warming up a high of 48 degrees, 55 thursday, with some rain expected in the late afternoon, it will be windy. the rain will end by saturday morning and continue to be w indy, as we go through the weekend into monday. temperatures start climbing from the lower to middle 50s up to 60 degrees by monday. >>> if you are heading out the door, other than warming up your vehicle, no accidents are being reported on the interstate which is a great thing from all the way down i 26, both directions are moving pretty good. if you're coming down from i 26 and harvest into downtown, a 14 downtown 3 there is some good news for drivers as gas prices continue to drop.the national average gallon...while the statewide average is $1.6 >>> some good news for drivers,

i think in the northern midlands. lexington, winnsboro, saluta, richland, and orangeburg. no warnings and watches for us. warmer air movers in friday afternoon and then it is all rain. but as the rain decreases late friday there could be wrap around moisture coming in with the system and we may see a wintery mix late friday and early portions of saturday. that is something we will be watching closely. saturday, that moves out and then we are left with cloudy skies. we will take a look at the forecast coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m. and we will have update on www.wltx.com as well. guys? >>> it is state of the state night. governor nikki haley is walking in now. she is getting prepared to talk about her vision for 2016. as she looks back at 2015 as well. >> a different state of the state this year. last year we were talking about jobs in south carolina, but this year has been one of the busiest and most tragic years in our state's history and we expect her to address all of those topics tonight. >> she will talk about the issues in south carolina last year, what happened in

we are talking a little bit of freezing rain in the northern midlands. we could also see some sleet or a little bit of snow as well. that will be the case all across the midlands. that is why there is that winter weather advisory for most of the midlands until 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. not a lot going, we still think there may be trace amounts for a good portion of the midlands. maybe, just may be a little bit more in the northwestern portion of the midlands. keep in mind in whitmire they have already had a dusting. the forecast will not change a and tomorrow morning. highs tomorrow in the mid-to upper 30s, low 40s all across the midlands. sumter you will be 38 degrees. this is what we are expecting for the next the seven days. 400 in the capital city tomorrow. 590 on monday. another system approaches on tuesday and we will warm up to 650 before we see a chance of rain on wednesday. mostly sunny by friday with high temperatures right around 550. we will continue to monitor the weather. >>> if you are home tonight, temperatures will be below freezing, black

upstate into parts of northwest and northern midlands -- it will sit -- it will fizzle out. we may see a single or two. by this afternoon and evening, just a lot of cloud cover. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. we could see 39 in newberry. mostly cloudy skies. a high of 45 degrees. tonight, it will be cold. overcast skies. all of the lows tonight will generally be in the upper 20s into the lower-30s. we are watching -- where all of this precipitation is coming from. this area of low pressure. depending on which way it goes -- whether it is to the north of the midlands or to the south of the midlands, will determine how much precipitation will get here by the weekend. a high of 50. a better chance of rain friday. it will be windy. continuing into saturday. morning. very warm tuesday. rumble of thunder. we will be getting the 20- degree temperatures for lows. >> but after this we are dead. >> yes. >>> we want to go into the mr. food test kitchen to see what howard is working on. >> today we are teaming apple just wait until you see (phone ringing) you can't deal

and you have an update on the northern part of the midlands. . >> it is cold and we are looking at a possible freezing rain. right now, it's cold. 32 in winnsboro and 36 in lexington. warmer at orangeburg at 41. here in columbia, 37 degrees. winds are light at # miles per hour. it's going to be very chilly. when the kids get out to the bus stop, they're going to need the jacket and bring the umbrella just in case. high of 46 and afternoon showers. other than the, 36 and rain likely. chances of rain throughout the day. could start with a little bit of freezing rain. a high of 33 degrees. on the traffic, easy going this morning. sunset from mineral springs into town, congestion is building up. and from 36 to 77, looking at 11-minute. we'll looking at the seven-day forecast and what the weekend has in store. i've got that coming up in just a few minutes. >>> governor haley delivered the state of the state address, talking about the tragedies south carolina endured, natural and man made from the flooding to the shooting in charleston. saying the state is benlt, but not broken. went off s

northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling for several hours up to .50" of ice may form. rain will be mixed with sleet/snow central midlands tonight and friday night snow. saturday morning early afternoon: periods of snow expected. as with any developing storm, update will following during the >>> hey, everybody, it's thirsty thursday. we're live from caesars palace in las vegas. i am joined by jenna bush hager. kathie lee is taking some time off for the next couple of weeks. we're talking about night life which is one of our favorite subjects. >> you know whose favorite subject it is? our girl lilliana. she made some good use of her weekend. >> here's the thing about vegas, it's unbelievable night life. just behind me, you'll see the nightclub with its gorgeous outdoor terrace. it's actually one of the hottest spots here on the strip. and talk about a city that never sleeps, well, check this out. las vegas is all about fun and giving you one of the best views of the city. >> i have a feeling the view right here might just be a li

the air temperature to the northern midlands, in the teens, 20s -- to the central and southern midlands. the windchill factor will feel even more brutal than that. use precautions. make sure that you are protecting yourself and your family. later tonight, let your water faucet drip. so the pipes don't freeze. keep your thermostat at least at definitely bring in your pet. check on the elderly and neighbors that might need assistance. they may not have adequate heat. not only tonight, but for the next few nights. for tomorrow, a high of 42. a lot more chilly. a lot of sunshine. wednesday morning, 22 degrees with a windchill of 18. thursday, for the high with continued sunshine. and a cold front that will come through and warm us up a little with a chance of afternoon showers thursday. a better chance for showers. it will be windy on friday and saturday. this weekend, a lot of sunshine. lows in the 30s. highs into the middle to upper 50s. stay with us here at news19. we will be back right after the break. . >>> today is martin luther king day. to honor him, we have a dish fired from >>> ch

temperatures in the upper teens in the northern midlands and northern midlands and the lower 20s, we could be dealing with around 15-18 degrees. because of that, here are some tips to make sure you are protecting yourself. have your faucet strip at night. so this way the pipes do not freeze. keep your thermostat at 60 degrees, definitely bring your pets in. this is no weather for the -- this is no condition for the pets to be outside. check on elderly and families that may need assistance. it will be cold tomorrow, 42 degrees for a high, a lot of sunshine. 20 22 for morning low on wednesday morning with a high of 50. a chance of rain late thursday afternoon with a high of 55 with a better chance of showers on friday. this weekend we are in store right now for a lot of sunshine with highs in the lower to middle 50s. >>> lets check on the roads, as we beat the traffic, many people are off but a lot of people will be heading to downtown for the parade later on this morning. i 20 eastbound over at mile marker 75, traffic is light but it is moving and no actions are being reported. no inc

is going to be a warmer day than what we had today, mid 60s on balance, either side of that northern midlands, cooler sown midlands, warmer, so really a pleasant day. and clouds thickening as the day gross long. the rain doesn't arrive until wednesday, not a whole lot, thursday will be cool, with maybe a shower or two early, and then after that, we warm it back up into the weekend, mid and upper 60s saturday through monday. all right, that is your forecast. >> ben: all right, john, thank you. >>> coming up, one carolina panther and one former game cock say the which gauge ris will not the super bowl. >> alicia: and one former game sports is next. >>> you want us to win, you gotta play better. go to the gym, work on your game, make some shots. >> tim: sometimes it's not that complicated. i'm tim hill, that's frank martin's advice to his players who haven't lived up to their standards lately. game cock basketball back i in action at home tomorrow night, carolina falling out of the a.p. top 25 poll today after loss number two of the season at tennessee over the weekend. usc still in the coaches'

the cold temperatures we could see a snowflake, or two, and the northern half -- in the northern half of the midlands by the end of the day. forecasted highs today are going to be at the freezing mark in the northern communities and slightly above freezing from the central and southern midlands. here columbia 36, as we get into the afternoon very heavy rainfall and strong winds gusting up to 20 miles per hour. overnight 32 degrees with the potential of a wintry mix in the early morning hours after lows to the lowe's to the north are in the upper 20s and the central and southern midlands into the lower 30s. when all is said and done, 40 degrees for tomorrow, as guys begin to clear into sunday with a high of 52, and then up to 59 by monday. as far as the roadways right now, no issues are being reported. all the roads are slick, no going along sunset boulevard. if you're coming from shaw air jackson gate, 39 minutes. 3 a behind the scenes look at what you don't see when you watch news 19. students at ballentiti e >>> behind the scenes look at what you do not see when you watch news 19. >> students took

highs in the northern midlands, upper 30s. central and southern midlands, looking at lower-40s. here in columbia, a high of 40 degrees. a lot of sunshine. it is going to feel more like upper 30s. the wind will continue out of the north, northwest. overnight tonight, clear skies. very cold. 22 degrees. we could see a windchill of 18 degrees. all the temperatures tonight -- close to this morning, in the teens to the north. central and southern midlands, lower-20s. a very cold start. a lot of talk has been about the possibility of snow. we're looking at is an area of low pressure in the central plains. this will be making its way to the palmetto state. this is what we believe will be happening as it comes through. this is the first component. as we go through tonight, we into the palmetto state. a lot of snow moving into the southern appalachians. as a tries to get over the mountain, it will start fizzling out. by the time it gets from raleigh, to charlotte, to columbia down to augusta, we will be lucky if there is any precipitation let's. the air is very dry right now. just dealin

the northern midlands has the best chance of seeing possible icing falling for several hours overnight through mid- morning friday, then again friday night. up to .50" of ice may form on trees and other elevated surfaces in chester, lancaster & chesterfield counties. up to .25" of ice could form on elevated surfaces across newberry, fairfield and kershaw counties. rain will become mixed with sleet/snow friday night saturday morning with a dusting to 1" accumulation possible. 1" to 2" totals could accumulate in northern newberry/chester the carolina panthers are hoping to make it to the super bowl for the second road trip to auburn. the second ranked carolina ladies are 18 and oh after delivering a knockout blow to the tigers in the first half. the gamecocks opened the game with a 12 to two spurt....then auburn had a 13-oh run...... then usc breaks it open for good....tina roy for three...she finishes with 12 points.... tiffany mitchell's jumper gives usc a five point lead...it's now a ten-nothing run...13 points for mitchell .... alaina coates has a double-double...17 points, ten rebou

some of us, northern midlands only low 40s, columbia, i am figuring around 45 or so. the winds will be once again out of the north tomorrow, but not quite so strong. so they will just be kind of settling that cool air in. here's the extended forecast. a couple of days of this. wednesday we top out at 47. what you really notice the difference, wednesday night into thursday, that's when we by the time we get to friday, look at that, we are back up into the 60s with rain. now, that rain could arrive as earl ri as thursday night -- early as thursday night, probably more like friday. then a break, and then another rain event here on sunday. and, again, look at these temperatures, above average, temperatures overnight, only in the 40s. a couple days of cold, and then we go back to warm temperatures. >> all right. thank you, john farley. coming up, gamecocks football may not be getting a big four-star wide receiver recruit after all. >> ben: will muschamp trying to convince usc's best player on defense to come back for sports is next. the ncaa makes sure the tigers hit the b

may see a little bit of freezing rain in the northern portions of the midlands. this is for very early friday morning. into the afternoon, friday, things warm up and then we see all liquid precipitation. and then that rain kind of winds on down late friday and then it is late friday into early saturday we may see a little bit of wrap around moisture and that is when we might see a wintery mix. that will is something we will be watching. saturday morning, everything is gone and we are left with cloudy skies. we can get too caught up in the specifics but the model indicates a lilt chance for some light -- little chance for some light freezing rain in the northern portions of the midlands. as far as any kind of snow accumulation, trace amounts. this is not a big deal whatsoever but something we will monitor. tonight, few sleet pellets otherwise cloudy skies. temperatures dropping into the middle 30s. tomorrow highs in the middle 40s and we will see the rain developing and rain likely on friday. 43 degrees. a small chance for a wintery mix saturday. 45 degrees during

tonight, 32 degrees in columbia, we will be dealing with upper 20s in the northern midlands and then the central and southern midlands into the lower 30s. this area of low pressure that is associated with all of this moisture coming on, this will be a rainmaker as we get into tomorrow, friday and saturday. we will have a good chance of rain for tomorrow, a high of 50 even better chance of rain on friday and it will be windy. friday and saturday, as the showers began to and early saturday morning. a little bit of sunshine coming in by saturday and sunday. as high temperature start getting into the middle to degrees, very warm and we will introduce a chance of showers maybe even a thundndstorm, or two. but the days of the low 20s morning. >>> road conditions right now, traveling through. wide because a little bit of a delay as you are going northbound on highway 321 from my 26 heading into casey to knox abbot. are going across sunset boulevard both directions from in town all the way into west columbia. from shaw air force base to the four jackson gate, 40 minute commute, from my 26 and

in the northern and central parts of the midlands. and into kershaw county. 44 treegs here in columbia moch 4444ow. kids are going to the bus stop, going to need the umbrella and jacket. going to the -- the afternoon temperature around 47 degrees with periodic rain falling. overnight, the skies are clearing out quickly and a low of 35. clear skies tomorrow and windy. high of 49 degrees is what we're looking at. checking on the road conditions, looking at the flow, a little bit of congestion. a little bit on -- south of piney grove road and into the north in parts of malfunction junction. a 15-minute commute from blitheville. take a look at that and the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. you not want to miss the seven-day forecast. the rain won't last all weekend. >> thank you, efren. >>> in the usa today paper. what stands out? >> to me, about some big automaker planning to sit out super bowl 50. >> as far as the commercials. >> yeah. other than the game and the halftime show, people look forward to the commercials. we hav

in the northern midlands. temperatures as warm as the mid-50s in places like orangeburg. as you see, a few showers on thursday. after that, it clears out. how about close to 70 degrees by the time we get to sunday. that will be nice. over to you two. >>> coming up. after several tough games on the sec road, carolina basketball is back at home this week. >> woo. one gamecock in particular feeling comfortable at the colonial life arena. next in sports. >>> a senior coming up clutch when carolina basketball needed him most. hi, i'm tim hill. the -- michael carrera coming into tonight, 17-2. taking on a one-win mississippi state team in the sec. let's check out some of the highlights from the colonial life arena. frank martin says he needs his team to bounce back and re-establish its identity. ben howland, his first year at mississippi state. tough start for chris silva. taking a a double elbow to the chin. that would be a technical foul. michael carrera gets it going early with a dunk. thornwell hitting from outside, a streak of tennissed straight threes. carolina in control

northern midlands have the best then again friday night saturday morning. up to .50" of ice may form. rain will be mixed with sleet/snow central midlands tonight and friday night saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of either ice or snow. saturday morning early afternoon: periods of snow showers, no accumulation expected. as with any developing storm, update will following during the day. a major new development projectct in west columbia has gotten a major green light from city officials. the west columbia city council approved a plan last night to rezone the area near state and meeting streets to be developed into commercial real estate. the project, known as brookland, would include shops, restaurants and 235 new apartment units to be built. several steps need to be cleareded before ground can be broken. meetings to get feedback on how they did dealing with october's disastrous floods. two meetings are happening today. >>> 7:30 on a thursday. it's the 21st day of january, 2016. chilly morning here in new york city. lots of parts of the

we'll call for mostly sunny to clear for the central to northern midlands. that is not a sign of anything to come as it's going to be several days before get rainfall here. potential for showers in the upstate, but as far as our next chance for rain, that's the middle of next week. let's look at lexington tonight. 33 degrees. i show the dam because so of you love to go out and walk the dam. absolutely gorgeous. tomorrow with that sunshine and 64 degrees, i think people are going to be packing the sidewalks there to enjoy this rare january treat. two years ago this time, we were all digging out of what was a pretty nice little snow and ice storm throughout the southeast. here we are. it's kind of hard to think about snow. had the cold rain here and winter weather in the northern counties. we go from 65 to 70 on sunday. yeah, we bumped it up again because this ridge has really got the southeast locked in. how about 70 for the start of february. how about 72 for ground hog day? but wednesday, we've got nice temperatures, however we've also got the chance of see

in the northern midlands, you guys in fairfield and newberry counties mid-and-upper 30s.

expecting a little bit of light freezing rain in the northern portions of the midlands. that would include saluda, newberry, kershaw and maybe even lincoln counties. as we mentioned, we will see this wintry mix tonight and early tomorrow morning. ab trace amounts through most of the midlands. if you are lucky a dusting and portions of the midlands. up there whitmire and extreme north western portions of richland county. the winter weather advisory does continue until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. that is something to watch as well. those dropping down into the low 30s, highs in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. as we mentioned we will see the potential for wintry mix late morning. this is history, by sunday, 52 degrees and that was heartwarming back up into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees monday. 60 for degrees on tuesday for our next weather maker approaches by wednesday. 53degrees with a chance of showers. as we mentioned that winter weather advisory includes most of the midlands with the exception of orangeburg and calhoun and claritin counties. stay off the roads to

we started off at 23 degrees up in the northern part of the midlands. and 22 in saluda. columbia, starting off at 26. look at the temperatures. they have blossomed into the 40s and 30s. but it feels a lot colder than that. forty-one in saint matthews. and 41 in sumter. in newberry, sitting at 37 degrees. in columbia, 41. there is beautiful sunshine. should be warming us up. the windchill feels like 38 degrees in the capital city. this area of high pressure has been continuing to draw and a lot of cool dry air. a stationary front that has slowly making its way toward the coastline -- is now continuing to move through. an interesting feature building up. there is a subtropical weight -- an area of low pressure off the coast of cuba. and that -- believe it or not, will influence the stationary front as it moves into the area. you can see that the stationary front is going to develop showers. but on the coastline, we will be dealing with a lot of cloud coverage. you can see it spinning into the atlantic. it will move out. but it will force the stationary front to stick aroun

midlands. we've been at the northern edge of the rain. back to my, on the other side of me. there's a batch here, could give us a few sprinkles. but not measurable rain. things are looking good. we picked up .05 at the airport. that added to the total which is way above normal. for the year we're above normal. 67 degrees, winds from the west, southwest. the front is trying to work through the city. it is comfortable outside. we expect the front to come of 53 degrees. tomorrow cloudy, 59 degrees. a low temperature of 39, i'll have the rest of the weekend forecast. >>> we'll go to darcy in a few minutes, she's by the stage, it's very loud outside. the new year's celebration is a fun event for the whole family. restaurants and hotels along main street said it's a way for them and the city to grow. >> any festival we have on main street we get people coming in but new year's eve is special. >> that's as thousands fill the street for the knew years celebration, businesses reap the reward. >> we look at what we did last year and the year before that and kind of decide how much, ma

more as we get close to as we gotoward the eastern and southern part of the midlands -- light amounts of rainfall in the northern part. a lot more to come. although there is a lull in the amount of rain activity -- we do expect more to continue this afternoon. you can see where the area of low pressure is. it is much cooler in newberry at 41. winnsboro, 46. orangeburg, 57. manning, 54. in columbia, the rain continues. 52 degrees. wind out of the east at 18 miles per hour. computer models show, as we go into the afternoon, we will have more rainfall coming through from the central and northwestern part of the midlands into the central midlands. as we get into the afternoon, it will taper off. by rush-hour and into the afternoon -- skies will start to clear. no more rain. just dealing with a lot of cloud coverage. this is from now until the rainfall ends -- we could see anywhere from a quarter of two a more as we get into the eastern part of the midlands. highs today in the upper 40s and low 50s. when the rain is out of here -- for tomorrow, 62 degrees. a little bit of sunshine in the afternoon. a chance of rain o

midland. right now the heavy rainfall is moving through areas of northern aiken county, northeastern aiken county into southern and western lexingngn unty. the rain is starting to move in, light rainfall in saluda and western newberry county. orangeburg has been hit or miss from norway all the way to utahville so temperatures aren't chilly. 46 columbia, 45 lexington, 43 in camden. we will continue rainfall throughout the morning into the midday but by midday will start to break up and by later this have overcast skies as highs today will generally be in the lower to middle 50s throughout our communities. we will have overcast skies and won't be as mild, 45 for a low tonight in winnsboro and up to 50 in st. matthews. the amount of rainfall -- we're not expect that much, anywhere from a fifth of an inch to .15 inches. we're not expecting much into tomorrow. 60 degrees on saturday, 62 on sunday. as the skies start to clear up, wind will pick up. from monday on, highs will move into the upper 40s with low in the upper 20s and lower 30s but a lot of sunshine for the four days next week. as we get read

northern part of chester and york counties.it would be very brief at best. the system moves out quickly and we'll see sun by looking like a line of showers will move through the midlands between 6a-11a on sunday. this is part of a complex low pressure system that will south. there could be enough cold air in place to have a rain/snow mix in northern part of chester and york counties.it would be very brief at best. the system moves out quickly and we'll see sun by early afternoon. hookah smoking may seem safer cigarettes, but a new study suggests break 6 yeah, that's right. deal diva coming through. you see all my bogos, my weekly ad. just wait till you see my savings. and brace yourself. the digital coupons are coming next. look at her, so proud of her momma. you saved quite a bit today go ahead. say it. cha-ching! thank you three easy ways to save at the same place you love to shop. brand-index is out with 2015's results for the top- rated fast food chains and casual dining restaurants subway held on to its top spot as the best-perceived fast food brand, followed by wendy's, chick-fil-a, pizza hut and sonic. in casual dining, olive garden held on to the top spot, tha

waking up with a cold rain for most of the midlands but we are seeing a shift especially in the northern cones as we slide up 77 or u.s. 1 depending which way you are going. temperatures, i have them super imposed over the radar so you can see why we are seeing what we are seige. 32 downtown is way too warm for to be closer to that so see sleet and way too warm for snow. in winnsboro, camden, we are not getting a temperature readout so that's not helping us out too much but we are starting to see the pink much down. as you see that's the freezing rain and just barely the northern parts of lee county and kershaw county. we are seeing a skew to the east in parts of darlington county as well and northern counties in the p. d.. we are watching that cooler air coming in from the north, especially in the lower level, that will under cut the rain. more rain on the way but we will probably see a little dry spot in the system as well. that low will be kicking up a lot of things, notice the heavy rain along the atlantic corridor and that will be moving to the east and northeast. all snow for north

midlands. a little bit of light showers moving around from lexington to irma over lake murray into northern parts of columbia. some very light showers falling through orangeburg county. outside of that little bit more a little bit more up in newberry. we will be seeing periodic changes -- chances for showers as temperatures right now starting off relatively mild 48 orangeburg, 47 saint matthews, a trio of 50s when we go from camden, winnsboro, newberry, columbia at 49 degrees. there's our culvert right now over the upstate. as it moves through we will have chances all throughout the day today. highs today generally in the middle to upper 50s. as we go into this evening we will still continue with a chance for light showers as are be from the middle even upper 30s. as we get into tomorrow, will be a lot cooler, 49 degrees, still a chance for rain. once all of that clear so, a lot of sunshine. we are looking at temperatures to go from 58 on friday to 67 on sunday. it will be mostly cloudy on tuesday we are looking at a high of 70 degrees. >>> as far as the roads are concerned, right now, no acciden

northern parts of richland county. it wasn't doing much on the ground, but that continues to fizzle out. little cloudy across the midlands employ the bulk of this starting to spin to the northeast. any travel plans to our nation's capital, not a good idea. you have all this energy heading that way and this is just getting going. we're talking about a foot and a half, two feet of snow. so we really lucked out as far as keeping all of this moisture out of here. we want to look at temperatures in the midlands right now. orangeburg showing 31 degrees. calm wind at the moment. those winds really expected to pick up tomorrow. that could cause power outages but not because of the winter weather, but because of the fact you get strong winds, can knock tree limbs down. same thing happens when we get a high wind day throughout the area. 28 in ermow right now. 27 in soluta. 32 in sumter at this 10:00 hour. we are at 29 in ridgeway. pine wood at 32 degrees. keep in mind temperatures are very cold out there and slick spots on the roadway with these temperatures will freeze tonight. we want everyone to be safe going through the overni

through the midlands between 6a-11a on this is part of a complex low pressure system that will have most of the energy to our south. there could be enough cold air in place to have northern part of chester and york counties.it would be very brief at best. the system moves out quickly and we'll see sun by still to come on news 10 this morning. detail on how the panthers are gearing up for their showdown with the the carolina panthers are the first one was pretty good....they finished the regular season with a 15 and one record...best in the n-f-l. their second season....as they'll host the seattle seahawks in a playoff game. quarterback cam newton and his teammates looked very relaxed and loose today at practice. in the nfc goes a five percent raise. the plan has bipartisan support and is being led by republican senator john courson and democratic senator darrell jackson. the proposal covers employees at state agencies and colleges---and if approved would take effect july 1st. the pay raise would cost the state $75 million dollars. senator courson says the state budget surplus, the raise can be provided without a tax increase. the 33 thousand state employees have had pay

midlands, it is pretty cold. it is freezing right now and most of our communities, 26 alida, 31 winnsboro, the wind chill factor is what we are dealing with. the northern half of the middleton dealing with wind chills like we are here, 30 skies windnd5 miles per hour it feels like 25 degrees. when the kids had out to the bus stop make sure they are dressed very warm. we will deal with a lot of sunshine but we are going to be dealing with a lot of windy conditions testing up to 35 miles per hour with lots of sunshine. and tomorrow slightly cooler than it will be today. >>> let's check on the road conditions, as you be the traffic you may need to give yourself some extra time to scrape off your windshshld. piney grove road traffic is light right now it has been picking up slowly and steadily but no issues on the interstate. a little bit of a merge delay on fish hatchery as you are going north on 321 towards the interstate. from i 26 and harvested a 13 minute commute from i 77 south to downtown a 23 minute commute. we will take a look at the cold seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. ladies. >> thank you. >>> a disaster recovery center in ri