Once the front pushes through overnight, we'll get a short-lived break from the excessive humidity. Tuesday and Wednesday will feature highs in the upper 80s, which is close to where we should be this time of year. Tuesday isn't completely dry, as a few isolated afternoon showers or thunderstorms could still develop, but the coverage looks much lower.
As the state begins preparations for the first winter storm of 2018, officials are urging residents to take necessary precautions of their own.
Dangerously cold temperatures blamed for at least nine deaths have wreaked havoc across a wide swath of the U.S., freezing a water tower in Iowa, halting ferry service in New York and leading officials to open warming centers even in the Deep South.
The storm system attacking the Mississippi River and to the east started in Nebraska, swept across Iowa and will dump several inches of snow on Chicago.
The snow that blanketed parts of the Deep South on Friday delighted schoolchildren with an unexpected holiday but also revived panicky memories for many adults of past storms that trapped commuters on interstates for hours.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the following counties until 7am Saturday.
Snow in Fargo
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg announced that an EF2 tornado did touch down Monday evening at the Hickory Regional Airport based on their preliminary findings.
Residents say damage may be worse than Hurricane Hugo.
