659  
WWUS42 KCAE 172332  
WSWCAE  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
632 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
.WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY  
MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT AN ENHANCED BAND OF  
PRECIPITATION COULD LEAD TO A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE  
MORNING. THIS RAISES CONCERNS FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EVEN IF SNOWFALL  
IS SHORT LIVED.  
 
GAZ040-063>065-077-182000-  
/O.NEW.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.260118T0900Z-260118T2000Z/  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, WAYNESBORO,  
EVANS, AND LINCOLNTON  
632 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SUNDAY. SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE INCH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...BURKE, COLUMBIA, LINCOLN, MCDUFFIE, AND RICHMOND COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
CJR  
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