Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle parts of the south. A tornado from this funnel cloud touched down in parts of northwest florida, monday. Several homes and business in the town of mcdavid were damaged and thousands were left without power. Schools will be closed in that area today because of the storms. Damage as night fell over the area near century, florida. You can see numerous homes were nearly leveled, power lines and trees were down in this particular neighborhood. One woman had to be rescued from her home. Its devastating, i tell ya. Ive been through but it wasnt as bad as this. Rescue crews say three people had to be taken to hospitals for minor treatment. Remember anytime Severe Weather
Issues. She laughs it all off, today, tuesday, february 16th, 2026. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie and we have carson daly in for matt. I wish i sounded as good as adele did on her technical issues. There was something for everybody. Well talk politics, too. Our top story is the weather. A wintry mix of snow, ice and heavy rain battering the east coast. The same system, responsible for tornadoes, as well, in the south. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has it covered for us this morning. Good morning. Were waking up after the Winter Weather advisory in 17 states, stretching some 1 rksz,200 miles from georgia to maine. In a lot of spots, we expected the snow to turn to rain overnight. Rush hour is still dangerously icy in locations. All of it, part of the storm system that spawned tornadoes in the south and the east. Reporter the N
The warrant for the attempted murder charge says the victim and leons wife were in the back seat of the truck when the shots were fired; she was not injured. Leon is a local Restaurant Owner who had been linked to the federal indictment against former lexington county sheriff james metts. Leon avoided prison time, however he received one year probation and a heavy fine. Two families devastated with a husband and father in jail and a teenager shot and killed. Jimmy methe has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. Kershaw county investigators say methe shot and killed 17yearold Brandon Spencer after he found the teen stealing from his truck. Wis Meaghan Norman has the latest. He got caught up in something that had a horrible ending. Ranel willoughby says she tried to save her grandsons life after starting to see a pattern of bad behavior. He had recently been caught stealing and was experimenting with marijuana. ive been preaching and preaching to him, youre going to get in trouble. E
For more on what we can expect. Lets turn things kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Good news there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city but as always. We will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. We are just one day away from the gop firstinthesouth primary. Right here in South Carolina. With the republican president ial hopefuls making a last minute push to gain votes here in the palmetto state. Last night. Undecided voters got to hear from donald trump, john kasich and jeb bush at a town hall at the Usc Law School. Hosted by cnn highlights. 33 thanks grace. And hall. John kasich is still reaching out to voters here in the capital city. Hell be holding a town hall at sentates end. This morning at ten. He also has
Eric weisfeld. And im 33 rochelle dean. Were live from main and gervais. The times now 5 00. Its a chillier start to your thursday. But for this time of the morning its still not too bad. Yeah. A little cooler than previous days this week but that could change 33 soon. Lets turn things over to meteorologist jonathan of the day. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report on the roads in or around the capital city. Well be sure to keep an eye on the roads and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Its chance for have their questions answered. Republican president ial candidates donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich will all be in columbia tonight. Taking part in a town hall hosted by cnn. Thats at eight tonight. At the university of South Carolina school of law auditorium. Ahead of to