Snow falls in York County, winter weather advisory on, cold temps expected for days

Snow fell across York County Sunday morning, with about inch accumulating in several places in a winter blast that is expected to be a precursor of frigid temperatures for days.

The snow – just the second of the winter and a week before spring – stopped falling before noon, and most was gone late Sunday as temperatures climbed into the mid 40s later in the day. However, the late season winter weather forecast predicts several cold days and nights after unseasonably warm temperatures the past two months.

Monday is expected to be a cold and rainy day with the potential in the morning of black ice spots from melting snow.

A driver in a crash in western York County Sunday morning died, but troopers have not said if weather played a role in the crash.

A family of three people in rural Chester County lost their home to a fire Sunday morning, said Eddie Murphy, Chester County Emergency Management Director. The two residents who were home at the time got out after a working smoke detector woke them up, said Allen Culp, Fort Lawn Volunteer Fire Department chief.

Temperatures Tuesday through Thursday nights will be in the mid- to lower 20s, according to the National Weather Service forecasts. It remains unclear if the late season cold will harm York and Chester county spring peach and strawberry crops. Peach trees have already budded out, and strawberry plants are growing, although most farms have covered the tender plants.

Many residents used the rare snow to get in some sledding outside the Winthrop Coliseum and on Anderson Road near the Rock Hill school district office.

The sledders included 7-year-old Sophia Graham, who would not be denied the joy even with casts on both wrists from a fall from a swingset.

Temperatures Tuesday through Thursday nights are forecast for the mid to lower 20s, the weather service says.

This story was originally published March 12, 2017 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Snow falls in York County, winter weather advisory on, cold temps expected for days."