Winter Weather — Tidal Berkeley, South Carolina

2022-01-21 to 2022-01-22 · Tidal Berkeley, South Carolina

Event narrative

A report of 0.03 of ice accumulation on Daniel Island was relayed via social media. The freezing rain was mixing with sleet at times.

Wider weather episode

With a cold front positioned offshore, upper-level forcing helped produce light precipitation across southeast South Carolina in the early morning hours. The low-level airmass was cold and below freezing with warm air observed aloft, leading to reports mixed wintry precipitation. Though most of the precipitation fell as freezing rain or freezing drizzle, some sleet and snow did occur as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1002315. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.