296  
WWUS42 KCAE 290703  
WSWCAE  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
203 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-  
116-135>137-300715-  
/O.NEW.KCAE.WS.A.0002.260131T0000Z-260201T1800Z/  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-  
LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-NORTHERN  
LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL  
ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EVANS, MCCORMICK, SEVEN OAKS, ELLOREE,  
NORTH, AIKEN, EDGEFIELD, COLUMBIA, WILLISTON, BOWMAN, MARTINEZ,  
SPRINGDALE, LANCASTER, RED BANK, OAK GROVE, VAN WYCK,  
BRANCHVILLE, MURPHYS ESTATES, BISHOPVILLE, ST. MATTHEWS,  
NEWBERRY, CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, NEESES, ANDREW  
JACKSON STATE PARK, HOLLY HILL, SUMTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,  
LUGOFF, THOMSON, WAYNESBORO, SALUDA, BARNWELL, BROOKDALE,  
AUGUSTA, RIDGE SPRING, LANCASTER MILL, SPRINGFIELD, ELGIN,  
JOHNSTON, SANTEE, PAGELAND, CHERAW, ORANGEBURG, CAMDEN, CAYCE,  
WINNSBORO, CLARKS HILL, EUTAWVILLE, SUMMERTON, MANNING,  
BLACKVILLE, INDIAN LAND, BAMBERG, LINCOLNTON, LEXINGTON,  
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, DENMARK, WEST COLUMBIA, WINNSBORO MILLS, AND  
NORTH AUGUSTA  
203 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND  
5 INCHES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH  
CAROLINA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE  
BITTERLY COLD WITH WIND CHILLS FROM 0 TO 5 DEGREES POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
CJR  
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