Will Rock Hill end a record snow drought this weekend? It wouldn’t take much

If the wintry mix arrives this weekend that forecasters expect, the Rock Hill region could end a record dry spell. It’ll only take an inch of snow.

No official National Weather Service monitoring station in York, Lancaster or Chester counties has recorded an inch or more of snow in a day since January 2022. Saturday would make 1,464 days without one, surpassing the previous record of 1,410 days from February 1948 to December 1951.

A little more than a year ago, The Herald dug deep into the region’s snow history.

We combed daily weather reports back to 1899. That story chronicled quirky snowfall facts, White Christmases and the biggest snow storms ever to hit Rock Hill.

There have been close calls.

Area superintendents shut down schools on a Friday last January, ahead of forecasts for 29-degree weather with a 100% chance of precipitation. Winter weather hit, but only as a slight bit of freezing rain.

Just weeks later, schools closed on a Wednesday after snow fell and turned to ice. Coastal areas across the Carolinas saw significant, and in places even record, snow. The Rock Hill region, though, only got another dusting.

As of Wednesday afternoon, National Weather Service forecasts included a Winter Storm Watch for all three counties in the Rock Hill region. Between 1 and 6 inches of snow could hit parts of the area, according to the weather service.

Continue reading at heraldonline.com throughout the storm for more information.