MORNING HEADLINES | The Lowcountry’s weekend forecast took a dramatic turn the last couple of days — from a wintry mix to an inch or so of the flaky white stuff and now to up to five inches of snow. The National Weather Service (NWS) is advising Charleston residents to prepare for a cold, snowy weekend.
This is all thanks to a so-called “bomb cyclone” that is expected to bring the bitter cold and heavy winds across the Southeast. A mixture of rain and snow is expected to fall Saturday afternoon. The weather is likely to transition entirely to snow after 4 p.m., officials say.
- Forecasts from the National Weather Service: Charleston | Midlands | Upstate
Early on Sunday, temperatures are forecast to dip to nearly 20 degrees, with a wind chill of just 7 degrees. NWS issued an extreme cold watch for the weekend.
And the Lowcountry is in good company. While a swath of the Southeast is preparing for winter weather, other S.C. communities especially are bracing. Myrtle Beach is expecting single-digit temperatures and up to nearly a foot of snow, while the Rock Hill area is predicting up to 8 inches.
- Warming centers are open in the Charleston area
- Charleston Half Marathon still on, organizers say
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