An ice storm over the upper midlands produced 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch of ice on trees, highways, and other structures. Some trees and powerlines fell causing power outages in parts of Lancaster, Newberry, and Fairfield counties.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
An ice storm over the upper midlands produced 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch of ice on trees, highways, and other structures. Some trees and powerlines fell causing power outages in parts of Lancaster, Newberry, and Fairfield counties. Numerous injuries were reported from ice related traffic accidents. Ice accululations of around an 1/8 of an inch were reported in portions of Lexington, Richland, Sumter, Saluda, and Edgefield counties.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
An ice storm produced 3/4" of freezing rain on trees, highways, and other structures.
An ice storm produced 1/2" of freezing rain on trees, highways, and other structures.
An ice storm produced 1/4" of freezing rain on trees, highways, and other structures.
An ice storm produced 1/2" of freezing rain on trees, highways, and other structures.
An ice storm produced 1/4 - 1/2" of freezing rain on trees, highways, and other structures.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, February 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339860, 5339861, 5339862, 5339955, 5339956.