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WWUS82 KCHS 011914
SPSCHS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
214 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
GAZ088-101-SCZ040-042-047-048-051-021200-
SCREVEN-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL JASPER-
214 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
...REMAIN ALERT FOR PATCHY BLACK ICE ON ROADS AND OTHER PAVED
SURFACES TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A BAND OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SCREVEN, ALLENDALE, HAMPTON, JASPER, AND
BEAUFORT COUNTIES FROM THE RECENT WINTER STORM. SUNNY CONDITIONS
ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING WILL MELT MUCH OF THE
SNOWPACK TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT, MELT
WATER MAY FREEZE AND CREATE ICY SPOTS 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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