With temperatures hitting mid-week lows that are expected to continue through the weekend, local governments are prepping warming centers and releasing advice on what people can do at home to get ready.
Temperatures will be more than 20 degrees below normal for this time of year, according to one news report, with the coldest periods being overnight on Friday through Sunday. In the Lowcountry, people can expect temperatures ranging from the upper teens around Summerville and Moncks Corner to the low 20s by the coast, forecasters said
Three warming centers have been opened this week as a result of the cold temperatures. The Holy City Missions at Aldersgate UMC Warming Center in North Charleston and the Hibben UMC Warming Center in Mount Pleasant were opened on Jan. 16 and 17; the Seacoast Summerville Warming Center opened Jan. 16. CARTA will provide transportation to and from all three centers, according to a press release. For now, the city of Charleston doesn’t have any warming centers open for the weekend.
It likely will be colder in other parts of the state over the weekend. Lows in the Midlands could reach single digits, with highs around 10 to 12 degrees, while the Upstate around Greenville and Spartanburg will have low temperatures near zero.
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