Snowfall across South Carolina has shut down schools and government offices and created hazardous roads. E-learning and delays continue through Wednesday.
The forecast doubled the amount of snow expected in the Columbia area, as up to 2 inches of the white stuff is now forecast to accumulate, according to the warning. Between 2-3 inches of snowfall is possible in the southern reaches of the Midlands, meteorologists said in the briefing. Localized amounts in other areas could be higher.
Windchill overnight could bring the temperature down to the single digits in parts of the Midlands, leading to snow accumulation according to the National Weather Service.
Areas across South Carolina saw snow on Tuesday, some places that very rarely see it. Here are some preliminary reports from the National Weather Service. In the Upstate most places saw a dusting and up to a tenth of an inch of snow.
Here's what to know about Tuesday's snowfall amounts in South Carolina by county, according to the National Weather Service. ∎ Abbeville County: 0.3 inch ∎ Anderson County: 0.5 inch ∎ Cherokee County: Trace ∎ Greenville County: 0.
Historic winter storm shatters records across the South, leaving millions grappling with extreme cold and unprecedented snowfall into the weekend.
School districts announcing changes in South Carolina for Wednesday due to snow: We will add to this list if other districts make changes:Oconee County:eLearning for Wednesday, January 22ndAfter driving roads throughout the county and conversations with Oconee Emergency Management,
Residents throughout northeast South Carolina and coastal North Carolina woke up to something unusual Wednesday morning: snow. Overnight some areas in the region saw as much as five inches of snow, according to reports from local meteorologists in the Grand Strand. This is the most snow the region has seen in at least a decade.
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
A rare whiteout in Columbia, which was <a href=" by a snowstorm that has since moved out of the area, was accompanied by ongoing winter weather threats in the state.
Thursday's women's college basketball showdown between LSU and South Carolina has been postponed to Friday due to weather.
Charlotte faces “dangerous” low temperatures and wind chills from an approaching Arctic air mass, National Weather Service meteorologists said in an alert Thursday. “ Confidence is high that it will be very cold next week,” forecasters said earlier on the social media site X.