Interstates in the midlands. Interstate 26 is temporarily closed both ways in orangeburg county. The roadway is closed at the 145 mile marker and 149 mile marker due to ice on bridges, according to the South Carolina highway patrol. I95 southbound over lake marion is also closed because of ice. Drivers are asked to avoid those areas. Sc dot trucks are salting and brining the affected areas. Places that saw snow yesterday in the midlands are continuing to see it t this morning. The town of whitmire got a fresh coating just within thats where we find our mike desumma. He joins us live now with more. Snow has been falling on and off the last few hours this comes after the area saw snow yesterday Newberry County Sheriffs Office says several cars went off the road last night due to slick conditions drivers are urged to take it slow especially on bridges and overpasses county crews are continuing to watch the weather and treat roads accordingly as we continue our winter storm coverage this o
That was the case in whitmire. Snow blanketed the ground, making roads slick. Several residents say they were looking forward to seeing the snow but driving in it was a different story. On my street i live on sim street. Its up the road there. And it is slick. I have a 2 year old son so i was excited to hear about it. Its nice to have for a day. Not for months though. County public works crews are continuing to monitor the roads in Newberry County with the help of scdot. They encourage drivers to remain cautious as black ice can form on wet roads as the temperature drops. Scdot is reporting all interstates are open and passable with conditions rapidly improving. But if you plan to travel to the upstate use extreme caution. Black ice could form overnight due to dropping Officials Say many secondary roads in Northern Counties are impassable due to snow more than 55hundred tons of salt are being moved to the upstate dot county facilities to help treat the roads. If you havent, you should
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