Winter Storm, Lancaster
- When
- February 1, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
Heavy snow fell over Lancaster county with depths ranging from 2 inches in the south and 5 inches in the north.
Winter Storm in South Carolina, February 1, 2007
Isentropic lifting over an existing wedge produced 1/4 inch if freezing rain in several counties and and 1 to 5 inches of snow in others.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 9
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 CAE wrote it up.
Isentropic lifting over an existing wedge produced 1/4 inch if freezing rain in several counties and and 1 to 5 inches of snow in others.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 6:31 PM EST, 9 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 6:31 PM EST, 9 hours 29 minutes before
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Event by event
9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Newberry
- When
- February 1, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Newberry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -81.600 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to 2 inches of snow fell across Newberry county.
Winter Storm, Saluda
- When
- February 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Saluda forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.006, -81.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One inchesof snow fell across western Saluda county along with 1/4 inch of freezing rain.
Winter Storm, Edgefield
- When
- February 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Edgefield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.772, -81.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One quarter inch of freezing rain fell over western Edgefield county.
Winter Storm, McCormick
- When
- February 1, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- McCormick forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -82.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One inch of snow fell across McCormick county along with 1/4 inch of freezing rain.
Winter Storm, Chesterfield
- When
- February 1, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.640, -80.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow fell across portions of Chesterfield county with depths ranging from an inch in the southeast to 5 inches in the northwest around Pageland. 1/4 inch of freezing rain also fell over portions of the county.
Winter Storm, Kershaw
- When
- February 1, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kershaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.339, -80.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to 2 inches of snow fell across central and northern Kershaw county along with 1/4 inch of freezing rain.
Winter Storm, Fairfield
- When
- February 1, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 34.395, -81.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to 2 inches of snow fell across Fairfield county.
Winter Storm, Lexington
- When
- February 1, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lexington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.902, -81.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around an inch of snow fell in northwest Lexington county from Irmo to Chapin.
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
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, February 1 to 19, 2007
- Tornadoes and Coastal Flood in Florida, February 1 to 2, 2007
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 1 to 2, 2007
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1, 2007
- High Surf in Oregon, February 1, 2007
- Flood in Alaska, February 1 to 2, 2007
- Drought in Oklahoma, February 1 to 28, 2007
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2007
- Winter Weather in Missouri, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather in Texas, February 1 to 2, 2007
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Georgia, February 1, 2007
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 1, 2007
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, February 2007
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: 7232, 7237, 7238, 7239, 7241, 7233, 7234, 7236, 7244.