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WWUS82 KCHS 190303
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1003 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
SCZ042>045-047>052-191400-
HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
1003 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
...REMAIN ALERT FOR PATCHY BLACK ICE ON ROADS AND OTHER PAVED
SURFACES...
LINGERING MOISTURE AND PUDDLES FROM EARLIER RAINFALL WILL CREATE
PATCHY BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS. ICY SPOTS COULD FORM ON PAVED SURFACES SUCH AS
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS, PARKING LOTS,
SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS.
BLACK ICE IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DISTINGUISH FROM DRY SURFACES.
THE DECEPTIVE NATURE OF BLACK ICE CAN CATCH YOU UNAWARE WHILE YOU
ARE DRIVING OR WALKING, CAUSING YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR MOTOR
VEHICLE OR TO SLIP AND FALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE OR WALK, REMAIN ALERT FOR BLACK ICE. SLOW
YOUR DRIVING SPEED AND USE CARE WHEN WALKING ON SIDEWALKS,
DRIVEWAYS OR PARKING LOTS. SLIPS AND FALLS CONSTITUTE A LEADING
CAUSE OF INJURIES DURING WINTER WEATHER.
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