The Charleston International Airport closed runways Wednesday morning due to icy conditions, prompting 69 cancellations.
There's an increased number of delays and cancellations across the nation, likely because of weather.
Temperatures are running well below normal for this time of year, and the lows are expected to hover right around freezing.ĬBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports travel conditions in the south are deteriorating rapidly. In central Florida, the state's largest theme parks announced that water attractions such as Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay and SeaWorld's Aquatica were closed. School systems on the Alabama coast waived uniform requirements so students could bundle up. CBS Savannah affiliate WTOC-TV was keeping close tabs on the storm's track early Wednesday. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency through Friday for 28 counties. Accumulations of 3 to 5 inches were possible in eastern North Carolina. The National Weather Service said snow and freezing rain was expected to spread up the coast to the Carolinas and warned that icy roads and low visibility could make driving treacherous. "I made a snowball and threw it at my dad."Īuthorities closed a stretch of Interstate 10 near the capital because of wintry precipitation. It had been since the early '90s since we got any snow like that," said the 41-year-old hair salon owner. CBS Miami reports the last time Tallahassee received measurable snowfall was in December 1989 when an inch fell. The city tweeted that snow fell there for the first time in 28 years.
In Tallahassee, Florida, Michigan transplant Laura Donaven built a snowman 6 inches tall.
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