Winter Weather — Southern Lancaster, South Carolina

2025-01-10 to 2025-01-11 · Southern Lancaster, South Carolina

Event narrative

A band of mostly sleet mixed with snow moved through the county around noon on the 10th and continued into the afternoon. A member of the public reported a tenth of an inch of sleet accumulating on grassy areas and sidewalks near Buford, SC. Temperatures aloft warmed into the evening and any lingering precipitation transitioned to freezing rain. The Lancaster County EM reported a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation. The EM also reported most secondary roads in the county had patches of ice and a few slip and falls were reported.

Wider weather episode

A broad mid-level trough pushed across the eastern CONUS throughout January 10th. The associated surface low pressure and warm advection caused a brief band of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to develop in the Central Savannah River Area and southern Midlands. As temperatures warmed aloft and cold air damming conditions strengthened at the surface, the freezing rain shifted northwards with portions of the central and northern Midlands receiving up to 0.25 ice overnight into January 11th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230100. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.