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ICE STORM Tues & Wed for Columbia and the Midlands ?

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT Now - Sunday, Feb 9, 11:00pm
 

...INCREASING CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH BOTH HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO BRING A WINTRY MIX TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH BOTH SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS. AREAS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MIDLANDS...ALONG WITH THE NORTHERN CSRA...WILL HAVE A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR A MIXTURE OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION...RANGING FROM SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND ICE PELLETS. THAT REGION WILL HAVE A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR SEEING FROZEN PRECIP FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

AT THIS TIME THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THESE SYSTEMS. THIS UNCERTAINTY INCLUDES THE TRACK OF THESE LOWS...THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THESE EVENTS...AND EVEN WITH WHAT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY FALL. WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE NEEDED WITH LATER FORECASTS.

THE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE FINE TUNED AS WE GET CLOSER TO THESE EVENTS. PLEASE BE SURE TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION...EITHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THROUGH YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA. YOU CAN ALWAYS ACCESS YOUR LOCAL FORECAST AT WEATHER.GOV/CAE.
 
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Featheredcock said:
THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH BOTH SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS.
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That's where I live!

My son will be happy about this.....

 
A meteorologist with DNR (that some in our agency gets emails from) reports this:
An extended period of winter storm conditions begins Tuesday night through Thursday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the State until Thursday morning.
 
Light rain Monday night changes to light snow for the Upstate Tuesday. Snow continues to Thursday morning
 
Midlands/ Pee Dee Tuesday rain becomes freezing rain after midnight Tuesday. Freezing rain-wintry mix continues through Thursday morning.
 
Expect rain along the immediate coast. Rain-freezing rain-sleet mix inland away from the coast Wednesday-Thursday night.
 
Accumulations:
 
Upstate 4-6 inches of snow Anderson County east to Marlboro.
 
North-Central Midlands  to I-20 corridor 2- 4 inches of snow. 0.25-0.5 inches of ice.
 
South of I-20 corridor 1-2 inches of snow,  0.5-0.75 inches of ice.
 
Inland Low Country 0.25-0.5 inches of ice.
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Just got this from a friend of mine who is a meteorologist with my agency:

THERE ARE SOME VERY BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM TWO WEEKS AGO.
 
ONE OF THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IS THAT THE AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ARE MUCH STRONGER THIS TIME AROUND. AS A RESULT, EXPECT MORE MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH A MUCH MORE PROLONGED PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION.
 
IN ADDITION, THIS WILL BE MAINLY AND ICE EVENT AS OPPOSED TO A SNOW EVENT.  MORE DISTURBING IS THE FACT THAT MODERATE WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS ICE STORM.
 
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES COMBINED WITH MODERATE WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME PEOPLE BEING WITHOUT POWER FOR TWO DAYS.
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And in case you’re wondering, he’s usually right.  I trust his opinion more than I do any of the network guys.
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Jim Cantore is already in Columbia, SC if that tells you anything.  Be safe, folks!

 
Superb Owl said:
Jim Cantore is already in Columbia, SC if that tells you anything.  Be safe, folks!
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If Jim Cantore comes to your town, run for cover IMMEDIATELY. 
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There was snow in Ridgeway this morning, supposedly a rain/snow mix in Blythewood town proper.

I live just south of the town and was getting a rain/sleet mix this morning.

I wonder how long I'll be at work today.

 
Snow!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

 
People are starting to head out around here. I may do the same shortly.

SNOW IS CURRENTLY ACCUMULATING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS.............

 
A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET, AND RAIN IS CURRENTLY OCCURING IN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA METRO AREA.......
 
RAIN IS OCCURING SOUTH OF COLUMBIA........
 
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE SHORT TERM:
 
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST CONTINUES TO PULL MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA OVER A COLD WEDGE AT THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS WITH A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET, AND RAIN OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF COLUMBIA. IN THE COLUMBIA AREA EXPECT A MIXTURE OF RAIN, SNOW, AND SLEET TODAY WITH CHANGE OVERS COMMON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
 
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING TODAY, SO NO MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED IN COLUMBIA. NORTH OF COLUMBIA WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY WHERE SNOW AND SLEET WILL ACCUMULATE AND WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER. THIS LOW WILL EXIT THE SOUTHEAST COAT TONIGHT BRINGING A TEMPORARY END TO THE PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT, ALLOWING THE WET SURFACES TO FREEZE.
 
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE LONGER TERM:
 
DEEP LOW PRESSURE BLOWS UP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO BRINGING A DANGEROUS ICE STORM TO THE REGION BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.........................
 
ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ALONG THE GULF COAST AND CROSSES THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THEN MOVES OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST.
 
AT THE SAME TIME, THE WEDGE OF COLD AIR WILL FIRMLY BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.  AS THE LOW DEVELOPS, PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO BREAK OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDLANDS AROUND 4 AM OR 5 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AS THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD. RAIN WILL FALL AND FREEZE ALL OVER THE PLACE INCLUDING POWER LINES AND TREES. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT SOME AREAS ACROSS THE MIDLANDS COULD RECEIVE UP TO AN INCH OR MORE OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH SOME SLEET TOO. POWER LINES AND TREES WILL BEGIN TO WEIGH DOWN AND THIS COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY.
 
TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PREPARE FOR THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT.
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Decided after talking with my wife to stick it out until 12:30.

The rain/snow line has now dipped south into northern Richland County.

It's actually snowing in Blythewood right now.

 
Made it home safe already.  Travel safe everyone!

 
Ended up getting 4 inches of snow.

Just got finished clearing my driveway so we can get out for the first time in 3 days.

The chunks of ice I was shoveling were anywhere from 1.5 to 4 inches thick.

 
glad the storm has passed. We got around 3-4 inches of snow/sleet/freezing rain..luckily our power stayed on..

bring on the daffodils and robins!!

 
Cleared driveway for 1st time ever yesterday.. that is some work, people.  How do the Michigan folk put up with this?

 
a snow blower probably is worth the money up north.  I heard one of the leading causes of heart attacks up north is

shoveling snow

 
I could not think of a worse demise

 
I love it now that my driveway has scrape marks..lol

 
I was worried if I stopped, I wouldn't finish (the other motivator was truly Cabin Fever)

 
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