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More snow expected this weekend
That's when, forecasters say, the Upstate will receive another blast of wintry weather. A mixture of snow and rain is expected to start falling here late tonight, turning to all snow Saturday with an inch or two of accumulation possible. The snow is expected to turn to rain late in the day but that doesn't mean it's going to get warmer. High temperatures Saturday and Sunday will be in the 30s with overnight lows Saturday and Sunday in the teens. Cherokee County residents awoke to snow Thursday, but a chilly rainfall left roadways manageable. The snow started Wednesday night and lasted long enough to accumulate about two inches in the central and north portions of the county and as much as three inches in the southern part. But the snowflakes turned into a steady rain early Thursday, quickly melting the snow that had covered county highways. Cherokee County officials reported no major problems on the highways, which were cleared by South Carolina Department of Transportation workers and city and county public works crews. "We were very lucky," Cherokee County Emergency Preparedness Director Rick Peterson said. "There was nothing major, just a couple of little wrecks. It was a pretty darn good outcome." The National Weather Service had predicted an accumulation of ice underneath the snow but that hazardous situation never materialized. Nevertheless, Cherokee County schools and Limestone College cancelled classes Thursday. County offices opened at noon. The weather was responsible for a downed power line that left as many as 400 residents of South Green River Road without power. Duke Power crews restored electricity to most of those residents by Thursday afternoon. The Gaffney Board of Public Works reported no power outages as a result of the storm. BPW General Manager Donnie Hardin said the storm helped but didn't alleviate the area's drought conditions. |
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