Dusting of snow falls over Myrtle Beach area. Drivers face icy roads and freezing temps
Updated at 12:12 p.m. on Feb. 20
A light dusting of snow began falling across the Myrtle Beach area early Thursday afternoon.
Snow flakes could be seen in the Market Common and Surfside Beach area. The snow shower will likely leave quickly and without a trace, said Mark Bacon with the National Weather Service
“It shouldn’t last long in any given location,” Bacon.
He also said there’s a heavier snow shower headed north of Coastal Carolina University.
Drivers could experience hazardous travel Thursday morning as some roadways were reported to have ice accumulation, including black ice, from freezing rain and cold temperatures.
Horry County remains under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Thursday, as well as a cold weather advisory for Thursday night into Friday morning.
Nearly 28,000 people were without power Thursday morning in the Myrtle Beach area, according to outage maps from Horry County Electric and Santee Cooper. Power has been restored in those areas, according to Tracy Vreeland, public relations specialist with Santee Cooper.
The outage occurred after a vehicle ran into a utility pole near the Myrtle Beach International Airport, affecting residents in the Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach area, she said.
Freezing rain that began Wednesday morning and throughout the evening was expected to bring ice accumulations to a few hundreds of an inch for most locations in the advisory area, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina. More northern areas could receive a tenth of an inch of icing.
A cold weather advisory was issued for Thursday night, as the low is predicted to be 20 degrees, according to NWS. Wind chills are expected to be in the 10-degree to 15-degree range, according to NWS meteorologist Lauren Warner.
The temperature for Thursday morning was at 28 degrees, Warner said. “We’re below freezing,” she said.
However, Warner doesn’t expect the area to see any snow. Highs are expected to reach 40 degrees Thursday.
This story was originally published February 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM.
