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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1004 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014

GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-041000-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
1004 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014

...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY...

TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING WILL SETTLE INTO AREAS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 16 AND AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. AS A RESULT...DRIZZLE COULD BEGIN TO
FREEZE ON SOME ELEVATED SURFACES.

DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF EVAPORATION ENHANCED BY PERSISTENT
WINDS...THE EXPECTED LIGHT AND SPOTTY NATURE OF ANY DRIZZLE AND
THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...DRIZZLE IS NOT EXPECTED TO FREEZE ON ROADS AND SHOULD
NOT IMPACT TRAVEL. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION...IF ANY...WOULD
BE LIMITED TO TREE BRANCHES AND OTHER SURFACES ABOVE THE GROUND.

IF MORE SUSTAINED FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
DEVELOPS...THERE IS A VERY LOW PROBABILITY FOR SLICK SPOTS
ON SOME BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...EVEN IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO THE IMPACT OF ANY ICE
ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT WOULD NOT COMPARE WITH THE IMPACT OF
THE ICE STORMS THAT OCCURRED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND INFORMATION FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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