Heavy Snow — Northern Colleton, South Carolina

2026-01-31 · Northern Colleton, South Carolina

Event narrative

Widespread snow impacted the inland half of Colleton County. Snowfall accumulations generally ranged from a dusting up to 1.5 inches. The highest reported amounts were in the Walterboro area of 1 to 1.5 inches. However, Colleton County Emergency Management reported almost 40 snow and ice covered roads across the county which made travel quite treacherous. Impacted roads include Highway 17A from the Dorchester County line all the way to Walterboro, Sidneys Road and Bullseye Lane, Hampton Street, and mile marker 68 on Interstate 95 northbound. Unfortunately, the dangerous travel conditions did result in a fatal car accident in the 9800 block of Sidneys Road near Bullseye Lane. One person died and another was seriously injured in the accident at this location.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm impacted much of southeast South Carolina with significant snow accumulations and very cold wind chill temperatures. An area of low pressure shifted off the Southeast coast while deepening, ushering in a very cold air mass across the region. The depth of cold air was sufficient to support snow as the primary precipitation type. Rain quickly transitioned to snow during the afternoon hours, which continued into the evening before ending. Most of the snow accumulation impacted areas along and north of Interstate 16, with the highest amounts reported across Screven, Bulloch, and Effingham counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1314042. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.