3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will make it into the mid60s. Tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. New years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 wrap up 3 hold hold 3 were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. Center. 3 3 a developing 3 a developing story this morning in Spartanburg County. A woman claiming to be the wife of a man killed in a hitandrun is in jail after being charged in the crime. Crime. This is video youll see only on fox only our cameras were rolling as Angelita Wright was taken to the Spartanburg County detention center. 3 the victim Brent Tessnear died sunday morning after police say a driver ran him down behind the hardees in cowpens. Cowpens. Only on fox carolina monday night angelita told us she thought her husband was intenionally hitshe talked about their six
3 flood warnings continue in buncombe, transylvania and henderson counties are the french broad river, along with the pigeon and Swannanoa Rivers are high, rising or above flood stage. A flood watch continues for most of our area until 7am on new years eve. Were experiencing a nice break in the rain now, but more is coming. This evening and most of tonight will be dry, but showers will push back in for wednesday. The rain shouldnt be as heavy as monday nights downpours, but it could be enough to aggravate the already flooded rivers and saturated ground. Wednesday with highs in the 60s. Isolated tstorms will be possible 3 and wake up with fox carolina. Weve got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. 3 ill have much more,coming up 3 in greenwood. A high water advisory is in effect at Lake Greenwood at the Buzzard Roost dam water was released from the lake into the saluda river today impacting areas in greenwood and newberry counties. Youll recall those areas were als
Wednesday and thursday will also feature periods of rain which could aggravate saturated areas that have recently flooded due to heavy rain. Highs will settle in the middle 70s to tonight investigators want your help catching a man caught on video ripping off a columbia store. On december 14 Authorities Say the man broke the glass door of the food mart on parklane road. He took liquor, cigarettes, lottery tickets and money from the cash register. The burglar is described as white, in his early to mid30s, approximately 6 feet tall with a low haircut, wearing a black leather coat and blue jeans. If you know this man call crimestoppers at 1888crimesc. Police in sumter are trying to get some answers after a shooting. Like was anyone actually shot. It all unfolded along frazier street just before 4 oclock. Thats near broad street. Police found two vehicles the scene. We saw about 6 to 7 gunshots and so we just ran out to the corner and we looked down the street and the next thing we knew, 3
Viewers have also been sending us flooding pictures from along highway 395 in newberry. Our mike desumma has been checking out flooding all along the Newberry County area this afternoon. Newberry. Charles, sam the city shows no signs of drying out at this point. Over the last hour another another heavy downpour made its way through. Thats been happening frequently since late this morning. Here you can see scotts creek off wheeler street where the water levels been much higher today. Higher waters been the common thing along several creeks and streams in and around the city. In one part of silverstreet today theyve been keeping their eye on the saluda river. It topped its banks months ago during the historic floods causing a lot of damage to homes that sit at the saluda river resort. Residents told me there are several people who are still left trying to recover from that. Larry bennett silverstreet uhh it got bad. Campers right there. They was all under water. It was all messed up. Tab
Snapping as the water rises. He and others are hoping all of the flooding will taper off soon. Officials say theyll be monitoring the situation overnight. Live in camden, chad mills, wis news 10. The department of Natural Resources is investigating a drowning at lake wateree. 68yearold Thomas Brinson of ridgeway drowned this morning this morning off blackgum lane in Kershaw County. The Kershaw County coroner says brinson was going down into the lake to try and get a well cover that had fallen in the water. When his wife came outside she couldnt find him. In the areadespite their level of water experience, to use extra cautionespecially with the current water levels. Again, wis will continue monitoring changing conditions in the area. Right nowlets get a check of the Current Conditions out there. Meteorologist ben tanner is in the Weather Center with the latest update. Thursday the rain chance falls to 50 during the day and then down to 30 that night. High 70. The front will cross the a