Beaufort County winter storm center: What you need to know for Thursday
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Hospitals
Road conditions ...
▪ Are the U.S. 278 bridges headed on and off Hilton Head Island open?
▪ LATEST FORECAST: Ice and dangerous road conditions likely to remain for days
▪ Update: Traffic light not working on Hilton Head. Conditions still dangerous.
▪ Driving in Beaufort? Here’s what you need to know about roads, bridges
▪ National Guard deployed to ‘impassable’ I-95; drivers must use different routes
▪ Need to go to Savannah? This is what’s happening with the Talmadge Bridge
▪ Is the Cross Island Parkway open yet?
▪ Some Beaufort County bridges reopened following SC winter storm, others closed
▪ ‘8 miles in 6.5 hours:’ Nightmare traffic reported near SC-Georgia border
▪ If you want to avoid sleet or snow, stick to these Beaufort County roads
▪ Do you live in a gated community on Hilton Head? Here’s what you need to know about road clearing
▪ Here’s why SC treated only the bridges in Beaufort County and not the roads
What the snowstorm looked like here ...
▪ Bluffton
▪ Beaufort
Weather reports ...
▪ Beaufort County storm stats: You don’t even want to know how different Jan. 3, 2017 was
▪ When will the snow and ice melt in the Lowcountry?
▪ Gov. McMaster warns SC ‘it’s going to stay cold’ long after the snow stops falling
▪ What’s a ‘bombogenesis’ snowstorm, and why is the ‘bomb cyclone’ about to freeze you?
Check traffic conditions ...
▪ A look at the Hilton Head Island bridges on Thursday afternoon
▪ Traffic cameras: Click here to see live views of Beaufort County roads
▪ Traffic speed: Click here to find out how fast traffic is moving in Beaufort County
What’s open Thursday?
Other closures ...
▪ Which Beaufort County offices, schools and day cares will still be closed on Thursday?
Airports
▪ Flying into or out of Savannah-Hilton Head airport today? Here’s the latest
▪ Flying into Hilton Head? Here’s what to expect after the snow.
Power and water ...
▪ Snow stopped yesterday, but more than 350 in Beaufort County still without power
▪ Your Beaufort County pipes might have already burst, even if you can’t tell
Shelter information
▪ What shelters are open in Beaufort County today?
Quick tips to know
▪ Snow hacks for your car: Vinegar, cooking spray, socks and shaving cream
When it snows in the South ...
▪ Snowboarding on Hilton Head? This ‘slope’ was toll-free
▪ What would Charles Fraser think of all those kids sledding on his bridge?
▪ 20 adorable Lowcountry pups that are crazy about snow. And 1 that isn’t.
▪ Stay off the roads! When it snows in Bluffton, even the cops get stuck
▪ Will your trees and plants survive this Lowcountry winter storm?
▪ People in SC are Googling ‘how to eat snow’ like crazy
▪ Lowcountry braces for snow, winter storm. Here’s how often this happens
▪ What do Beaufort County’s homeless do when hell freezes over in paradise?
▪ Slips and falls are breaking bones as SC winter storm rolls in
This story was originally published January 4, 2018 at 8:39 AM with the headline "Beaufort County winter storm center: What you need to know for Thursday."