Clinton was socked in tight by ice on Sunday (Jan. 16 and had snow Jan. 21-22) as the aftermath of a winter storm that put more than 50 million Americans under winter storm alerts blew through Upstate South Carolina. Worse weather was reported north of I-85, but for Clinton, it was bad enough.
The City’s Facebook notice about being aware of power outages spawned 114 comments. Crews cleared a tree on Cleveland and East Centennial Streets, and responded to outage reports in Westchase.
Many residents expressed their appreciation to linemen out working in very challenging and dangerous conditions.
District 56 declared yesterday (Jan. 18, also Jan. 19) an eLearning Day for all schools, as ice continued to cover the ground and roads. High winds Monday would have made bus transportation hazardous, but schools were out for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. The weather challenge came as schools statewide are dealing with another challenge - the resurgence of Covid and the Omicron variant’s targeting of children, most of who are unvaccinated.
District 56 has its 4K/5K registration even set for Saturday at Clinton High School.
But CNN Meteorologist Michael Guy is cautioning of a new winter storm coming in at the end of this week.
In South Carolina, 120 Guardsmen were activated, and many spent Sunday assisting stranded motorists.
PowerOutage.US reported Monday that 32,768 South Carolinians were without power.
The winter storm moved to the Northeast on Monday. Last weekend’s volatile weather spawned tornadoes in Florida.
-- Photos by Vic MacDonald, The Chronicle Editor
