South Carolina dey shiver as extreme cold warning hit, snow fall blanket everywhere

Wetin dey happen for South Carolina? The whole state dey under one serious extreme cold warning wey go last till Sunday morning. Snow just dey fall since Saturday around 3 a.m. for some places, and e continue fall enter evening. The cold don show face well well.

Meteorologist Bradford Ambrose don drop some early snow totals, but make una know say these numbers fit still change. This extreme cold warning mean say wind chill go dey dangerously low, reach -5°F. For Upstate area, temperature go drop reach teens at night, and daytime go just dey around 30s. Chai!

Wind chill go dey as low as -5° for Upstate and Northeast Georgia. But wait o, for Western North Carolina, e go even worse—wind chill fit reach -22°. Imagine that kind cold. For Greenville and Asheville areas, wind chill don already show say e mean business.

This warning dey in effect from 7 p.m. on Saturday go reach 10 a.m. Sunday. E cover Northeast Georgia, the foothills and western Piedmont of North Carolina, and the Upstate of South Carolina. Na serious mata o.

Because of this extreme cold, risk of hypothermia and frostbite don increase. Even pets and livestock dey in danger. Water pipes fit freeze and burst. Wetin people suppose do? Dress in layers, wear hat and gloves, cover your face. Protect your water pipes or allow them to drip small. Check on elderly people, your friends, and neighbors. If you dey use portable heater, make you use am safely. But abeg, no use generators or grills inside house o—e fit cause fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.

The snow just blanket everywhere, and the cold dey bite. People dey try manage the situation, but e no easy at all. Government and emergency services dey alert, dem dey advise people to stay indoors if possible. Road travel fit risky because of ice and low visibility.

This kind weather no common for this area, so many residents no too prepare for am. Shops don sell out gloves, heaters, and winter materials. Schools don close, and some events don cancel. The priority now na to keep warm and stay safe until the cold warning pass.

Weather forecasters dey monitor the situation closely. Dem dey expect say after Sunday morning, temperature go begin rise small small. But for now, South Carolina dey experience one serious winter event wey many no see coming this year.