AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A significant winter weather event blanketed northern parts of the Central Savannah River Area over the weekend, creating hazardous driving conditions and leaving some without power.
The Great I-20 Divide
The ice event that gripped the CSRA this weekend was a setup where warm air aloft meets a dense wedge of cold air at the surface, creating freezing rain that falls onto frozen ground and roads.
The ice storm’s impact was not uniform across the CSRA. A sharp divide emerged between the hardest-hit northern counties and less-affected southern areas. Those North of I-20 generally saw more ice and impacts to travel.
Northern CSRA — The highest-risk zone for severe impacts. Counties including Wilkes, Lincoln, McCormick, and Saluda experienced the heaviest ice accumulation, with some areas receiving between 0.15 and 0.4 inches of ice…