South Carolina Department of Transportation has begun pretreating state roadways in preparation snow and extreme cold forecast for the weekend.
Transportation Secretary Justin Powell on Jan. 29 addressed how crews are tracking the chance of snow across the state expected to start as early as Friday night. According to the National Weather Service’s Greenville-Spartanburg forecast, a winter storm watch takes effect at 4 p.m. on Jan. 30 and continues until 7 a.m. on Feb. 1. There will also be an extreme cold watch in effect from 7 p.m. on Jan. 31 to 10 a.m. on Feb. 1.
Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson counties could receive 4-7 inches of snow, according to the NWS.
What does SCDOT expect?
Powell said the weather system moving through South Carolina from Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 will be different than the one that passed through last weekend. The previous storm was forecast as an ice event, but the weather forecast this weekend indicates a possible “significant snow event,” according to Powell…