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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 CountySheriffs Office says several cars went off the road last night due to slick conditions drivers are urged to take ....
We still have the Winter Weather advisory until 2 00 this afternoon. Again, things have been pretty quiet. We saw a band of showers move through the area this evening. Right now, if you look very closely maybe a little portions of snow in north portitns of richland county. Take a look at a wider view. You see this rotation. If this moisture hangs on and moves through our area we see a little bit of wintry mix. We are looking for lows right around 32 degrees. We keep a small chance of wintry mix as well. Tomorrow afternoon we are expecting clouds to decrease. We see temperatures right around 40 degrees. We take a look at your forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Little bit of snow. They saw a light dusting that made roads slick. People werent too excited about the snow. Reporter they got a little bit of snow this afternoon. The county says they are prepared just in case there is more. Our job primarily is the eyes and ears for ....
We do have that Winter Weather advisory that includes most of the midlands with the exception of orangeburg, calhoun county. If you can avoid being on the roads tonight that is the best thing to do. Tonight we expect a wintry mix to occur. Looking for low temperatures of 32 degrees. Tomorrow everything begins to move out then we are left with some clouds. We will take this forecast and break it down further in and tell you exactly what you can expect coming up in a few minutes. That advisory means we could see some freezing rain or snow making for some slippery Road Conditions on bridges and overpasses. Several hundred tons of salt are ready to be spread if needed. Sonia gutierrez spend time with the cruise tonight with more on being done. Reporter good evening, crews were expected to get out earlier today but as you can see they are still hard at work. Right now there are 4 ....
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 Counti ....
A Winter Weather advisory is now in effect in Newberry County. Chad mills is there. Chad, how are conditions there . My car thermometer is reading a pretty constant 30degrees here in whitmire for now. It appears spots are melting a bit, but theres still a good dusting of snow on the ground along with some sleet and ice on the roadways. Lets get right to some video from earlier. So, but people here in whitmire tell me the snow started a few hours before that. They tell me theyre enjoying the change in scenery, but of course, theyre trying to be careful too. Roads around whitmire and in other spots of northern Newberry County roads are pretty slick. Sheriff lee foster says, so far, there have been no major incidents. He tells me theyve had to respond to a couple accident, but thats about it, and they werent anything majo ....