PANORAMA Don’t miss your chance to see The Lettermen WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 C1 Snow is possible today in Sumter Tri-county could see up to 1 inch through evening BY MELANIE SMITH
[email protected] Dig out your snow pants and get a snowman carrot nose ready because the tri-county area could see the first snowfall of the year this afternoon through this evening. “You’re going to be on the edge of this system, so I do think you’re going to get some light snow midday Wednesday, and it should taper off Wednesday eve- ning,” said Brian Edwards, an Accu- Weather meteorologist in State College, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday afternoon. The snow is associated with a winter storm system that will move across coastal South Carolina today. An Ac- cuWeather news release said the BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM storm will spread from northern Flor- The fountain at Beau Graham Square downtown on the corner of North Main and East Liberty streets is seen frozen over at midday ida up the East Coast toward Virginia. Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to remain in the 30s and 40s through Sunday in Sumter, with snow possible today. Edwards said Sumter and Lee coun- ties should be in the zone that could get anywhere from a light coating to Pipes could freeze, burst an inch of snow. According to Weather Underground forecasts, Clarendon BY ADRIENNE SARVIS need to be covered with frost-proof County could also see snow flurries.
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