Winter Storm, Abbeville
- When
- February 26, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Abbeville forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.223, -82.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in South Carolina, February 26, 2004
Heavy snow and sleet fell during the morning hours across southern portions of the Upstate. Roads became slick and hazardous for a while, but most of the sleet and snow melted during the afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Heavy snow and sleet fell during the morning hours across southern portions of the Upstate. Roads became slick and hazardous for a while, but most of the sleet and snow melted during the afternoon.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Greenwood
- When
- February 26, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.154, -82.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in Georgia, February 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 26 to 29, 2004
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 26, 2004
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, February 2004
Sources
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: 5388182, 5388183.