Upstate South Carolina is preparing for possible damage from an expected snow and ice storm later this week. Here’s what officials are doing.

Light snow is expected to arrive in our area between 9 a.m. and noon on Friday. Heavy snow begins to mix in with ice Friday evening and as the accumulation grows more roads become hazardous and some impassable. A light wintry mix is possible early Saturday morning.

A developing winter storm is threatening to drop snow, sleet and freezing rain on parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas

The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated its forecast for a winter storm expected to impact the southern U.S. this week, warning that major winter impacts are possible for the Mid-South. Much of the eastern U.