CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/AP) – People in parts of the Lowcountry reported snow flurries, sleet and freezing rain Friday morning as a winter storm moved in.

Live 5 First Alert meteorologist Joey Sovine said the first band of the main rainmaker is producing the light wintry mix predicted earlier this week.

As of about 8:30 a.m., sleet was reported in parts of Orangeburg County, Summerville and the Cainhoy areas. Additional reports of wintry weather occurred in Ladson, St. George, Goose Creek and Nexton, among others.

The National Weather Service has extended its winter weather advisory through noon to include Berkeley, Dorchester and Inland Colleton counties. Over the next hour or two, a band of sleet, light snow, freezing rain and rain will slowly move north of I-26. Small gatherings are possible until temperatures rise above freezing by late morning.

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The Live 5 Weather team declared Friday a First Alert Weather Day earlier this week as parts of South Carolina may experience wintry weather.

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“We have declared the first weather warning ‘Weather Day’ because there is a rare chance that we could see a few snowflakes for some of you, perhaps a little brief sleet before a full rain,” he said.

The storm will continue moving late Friday morning into the evening, producing mostly rain across most, if not all, of the Lowcountry, Sovine said.

Where in the Lowcountry is most likely to get snow?

For the lowlands, computer model predictions vary as to how far south snow could fall. But Sovine says those near I-95 and north of I-26 have the best chance of seeing a short period of light snow or sleet before it turns to rain.

“Future Tracker might show it late in the morning. Most other models only show it later in the afternoon and into the evening,” he said.

Even if there is little precipitation in winter, it should rain quickly. With temperatures near freezing, any accumulation that occurs during the first period of winter weather should disappear as the temperature rises and rain predominates.

“The only remnant may be the extreme northern portions of Williamsburg and Clarendon counties approaching the Pee Dee,” he said.

The Williamsburg and Orangeburg County school districts announced plans to close school early Friday due to possible wintry weather. The rain will continue from Friday night into early Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, wintry precipitation is expected to develop across much of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia Friday afternoon into early Saturday. Much of the Midlands will see a wintry mix, but parts of the Upstate, particularly in the mountains, have the best chance of snow.

There is still uncertainty about the specific types and amounts of precipitation, but significant accumulations are possible in these parts of the country.

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