Heavy rains this morning followed by a drop in temps have already caused some ice to form. Our mike desumma joins us live from bethune with more on that. Judi, dawndy specifically on trees is where theyve been seeing a lot of that ice. Not only here in bethune but several points east and north of the city of camden. Really if you make the drive out here its hard not to find a tree with ice on it. Of course the concerning thing now for a lot of Power Companies is the threat of iced branches falling on utility lines. Eastern parts of Kershaw County of slush on roadways earlier today. That caused a few cars to go off the road. The dot and county public works crews are continuing to monitor conditions on the roads and highways. They say theyre not expecting a lot of problems with icy roads tonight however theyre once again stressing to drivers to take caution if they need to go out. Gene faulkenberry Emergency Management director, Kershaw County slow down a little bit. Watch what youre doi
Students in fairfield and chester counties will not report to class today. Those districts are closed because of the threat of wintry weather. Darlington county schools are delayed 2 hours this morning. Preparations are well underway in the counties north of columbia. In Newberry County, deputies have been monitoring the roads and power lines for ice through the night. So far, its just been rain, but some who live in whitmire believe its coming. Chad mills has the story. My mama always told us that when we were little, you know. Cereal with milk, and you can make a sandwich with bread and just sit on the couch and, you know, watch the tv or sherri epps as far as my salon, im going to be very careful. Im going to, you know, and see, you know, how the snow is going to accumulate during the bad weather, and contact my clients ahead of time, so they do not come out, because i dont want to put anybodys life in danger trying to travel to get to the salon. Epps expects whitmire, located on th
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 County Sheriffs Office says several cars went off the road last night due to slick conditions drivers are urged to take it slow especially on bridges and overpasses county crews are continuing to watch the weather and treat roads accordingly as we continue our winter storm coverage this o