In my last post on February 4, 2010 I vented about South Carolina’s unpredictable weather and how it never snows. I guess you could say that I called Mr. Snowman out and he showed up. On Friday, February 12, 2010 Columbia got the heaviest snow in at least 7 years. It started snowing late Friday afternoon and by Midnight Columbia got between 7-9 inches of snow. It was absolutely beautiful. In my 23 years of living in Columbia I have never seen that much snow here.
Usually it snows just an inch or two, enough to cover the ground. However, this time it snowed enough to build a big snowman, to go sledding, and have snowball fights. Of course all of the schools did close early that day. Many churches, places of employment, daycares, and of course most government offices also closed early. People still rushed out to the grocery stores to get bread, milk, firewood, and some other essentials and to the gas station to fill up their tank. The roads were covered in snow and black ice so bad that people were unable to see the lines in the roads. The roads did get really bad causing over 207 traffic accidents according to the SC Highway Patrol.
So my next question is, will we be lucky enough to see any more snow in 2010? I sure hope so.
What did you do when it snowed?
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