Winter Weather — Tidal Berkeley, South Carolina

2017-12-29 · Tidal Berkeley, South Carolina

Event narrative

The media and trained spotters reported a light glaze of ice on cars and shrubs in the Wando area. The Don Holt Bridge was also reported closed due to icing during the morning commute.

Wider weather episode

A cold wedge of high pressure expanded over the area within a light northerly flow while low pressure developed south of the region and tracked northeast along the coast. The combination of moisture associated with the passing low and cold temperatures associated with the entrenched wedge of high pressure eventually caused light rain to freeze during early morning hours. Several bridges were shut down around the Charleston Metropolitan area as a trace to a few hundredths of an inch ice accumulated by the Friday morning commute. A peak storm total ice accumulation of 0.03 inches occurred at the National Weather Service office in North Charleston, SC.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 726601. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.