ABC COLUMBIA is continuing to give updates on the weather here in the Midlands as temperatures have been low and snow has been hitting parts of the south.
Volunteers from the Red Cross of South Carolina are traveling to California to assist in disaster relief efforts as wildfires force thousands to continue to evacuate.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has issued a State of Emergency after issuing Executive Order 2025-02ย ย in support of the state's ongoing response efforts to the Wintry mix moving across the Palmetto State, said officials.
As expected, the arrival of sleet, freezing rain, and even light snow has started throughout the Midlands.ย We can expect conditions to be "challenging" as we go through the afternoon and into the evening.
A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states Friday, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the region.