We could see some Severe Storms on Wednesday. But it is still a little early to know for sure. Here's why. The piece of energy that could produce these storms is right now, centered over Colorado and New Mexico. That's…
Most of us will see some on & off freezing rain from about 4:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The freezing will be on the light side, so I'm not expecting any significant problems. That said, for a few hours in…
A big pocket of cold air will move in over the weekend, bringing temperatures down to near 20 degrees on Saturday night. But factor in the wind and it'll feel closer to 10 degrees. But we're on the "warm" side…
Today we tied for the coldest day this winter. It only reached 41° in Columbia - tying January 23rd. But when you factor in the wind, it was by far the coldest day this winter. Here's what the windchill temperatures…
So far this winter has not been very cold. We've only had 6 days with highs in the 40's. All the rest have been warmer. But we're going to make up for this week. A pocket of cold air will…
This damage yesterday out in the Steadman Community (Batesburg-Leesville), was caused by a Microburst, with gusts to 70 mph. So what is a Microburst? You've probably hear the term Microburst, Downburst, or Macroburst. The are all different sizes (Micro-small, Down-medium,…
Today's line of thunderstorms produced a tornado today in West Columbia. Here's the map that the National Weather Service sent out. The tornado was categorized as an EF0. That scale goes from EF0 to EF5. So it was on the…
The line of storms off to our west this afternoon is touching off severe storms. It will be in here tomorrow afternoon and here's a rough estimate of what the radar will look like. Although the line of storms will…
For the past several days, the Jet Stream has taken a dip - allowing some chilly air to spill down all the way from Canada. Starting this weekend, the Jet Steam will kink back the other way, with plenty of…
Here's an excellent read from a well-respected meteorologist. It's about how warming oceans are making storms worse - and it's not just the Pacific Ocean that's warmer from this strong El Niño. It would really benefit our society if we…
With the recent wintry mix, I've gotten a lot of questions about sleet and freezing rain. Here's the skinny. In winter storms, the precipitation starts out as snow several thousand feet up. If it stays cold all the way to…
Winter weather timeline: Colder air will be filtering in from the northwest, which means we'll see some snow showers from roughly 2am to 11am on Saturday. But there will be little accumulation because there won't be much moisture left to…
Thursday Evening Forecast Update: My thinking on the storm is roughly the same as earlier. The only change I see is that we could see the freezing rain line dip a bit more to the south during the late morning/early…
Here's my latest thinking on the storm that starts late tonight and ends on Saturday. Late tonight and into tomorrow morning the precipitation will start. Friday morning into Friday night. 1) Starting in Columbia (and south of the Teal Green…
A lot of folks are asking if there's snow in my 7day forecast. Well I have some bad news for snow lovers - just rain is in the forecast right now. Here are the details. On Friday a storm will…
There's been a lot of talk this winter about El Nino. And for good reason. This El Nino is very strong - in fact maybe the strongest one that's ever been recorded. These pictures give a quick visual on what…
Weather updates and information from ABC Columbia's John Farley.
