The T&D Area acquired a mixture of ice and snow in a single day, leaving some harmful circumstances as daybreak approached Saturday morning.
A particular climate assertion warning of slick roads and black ice stays in impact till midday:
“Within the wake of winter precipitation in a single day and beneath freezing temperatures, some roads stay slick and snow lined. Temperatures can be gradual to rise and sure won’t be above freezing till late morning or early afternoon. Subsequently, motorists ought to stay alert for slick roads with patchy ice and use warning whereas touring or delay journey till later this afternoon.”
Temperatures can be beneath freezing within the morning with wind-chill elements making circumstances really feel a lot colder.
Saturday is forecast to be partly sunny, then step by step changing into sunny, with a excessive close to 41 within the afternoon.
An Orangeburg resident reported freezing rain at 5:30 p.m.
That was adopted by an identical report in Holly Hill at 7 p.m. and St. Matthews at 8 p.m., in accordance with studies made to the Nationwide Climate Service. Bowman reported freezing rain at 9 p.m.
The temperature at midnight in Orangeburg was 31.
Forecasts referred to as for snow and sleet earlier than 1 a.m., then an opportunity of snow between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. The low temperature was anticipated to be 24, with a north wind round 10 mph and gusts as excessive as 20 mph.
The full nighttime snow and sleet accumulation was projected at lower than one inch.
Orangeburg’s Division of Public Utilities was reporting no outages in its service space at midnight.
The S.C. Freeway Patrol was reporting one collision in The T&D Area on Friday evening. It occurred on Outdated State Street in Calhoun County at 8:15 p.m.
The climate system was shifting to the east, bringing some icy circumstances alongside the coast primarily from Charleston north. It was anticipated to maneuver offshore in the course of the morning.
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