South Carolina colleges make decisions on Friday classes

WYFF NEWS FOUR TODAY STARTS RIGHT NOW. TODAY OUR NATION WILL SAY ITS FINAL FAREWELL TO THE 39TH PRESIDENT, AS JIMMY CARTER WILL FINALLY BE LAID TO REST. A LOOK AT CARTER’S LEGACY AND THE SERVICES PLANNED IN WASHINGTON AND GEORGIA. THE SNOW STARTS TOMORROW. BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR ICE POTENTIAL? I’LL GET YOU CAUGHT UP ON THE VERY LATEST ON THAT COMING UP. WE LOST EVERYTHING WE OWNED, BUT. DOESN’T EVEN LOOK LIKE OURS ANYMORE. AN APOCALYPTIC SCENE STRETCHING FOR MILES ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST AS SEVERAL MASSIVE WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO BURN AT THIS HOUR. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE SITTING IN THE LONGEST SNOW DROUGHT IN OUR AREA’S RECORDED HISTORY. BUT ALL THAT’S ABOUT TO CHANGE. YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS. THAT’S RIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN. NOW, BACK IN JANUARY OF 2022, WE HAD 6 TO 10IN OF SNOW BLANKET THE UPSTATE WITH 10 TO 15IN IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND TRAVEL WAS SHUT DOWN FOR DAYS AS THOSE TEMPERATURES PLUMMETED INTO THE TEENS AND 20S, MAKING THE MELTING AND THE CLEARING A PRETTY TALL TASK. NOW SNOW AND ICE ARE NORMAL THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT TRAVEL DOES BECOME AN ISSUE IN THE SOUTH BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DON’T HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF SNOW CLEARING EQUIPMENT AS THE NORTHERN STATES. IT’S THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M ERIN BAKER. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US ON THIS THURSDAY MORNING. FRIDAY WILL BE A LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR ALERT DAY, AND WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE ALL THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING ON PREPARING YOUR HOME AND AN URGENT NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE START WITH OUR PARELLA LEWIS IN THIS MORNING’S FORECAST. PARELLA. HEY GOOD MORNING BOY. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT. LET’S FIRST START WITH WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS THE COLD TEMPERATURES. IF YOU STEP OUTSIDE YOU WANT TO LAYER UP AND BUNDLE UP ALL MORNING LONG AND REALLY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE TEENS AND 20S. AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE DAY, IT’S GOING TO BE SUNNY, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE COLD 30S FOR THE MOUNTAINS, 40S FOR THE UPSTATE. NOW, TOMORROW MORNING, HERE COMES THE SNOW. ANYWHERE FROM AROUND MID MORNING UNTIL ABOUT NOON TIMEFRAME. THAT’S WHEN THE SNOW WILL START. THEN WE GO INTO FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL EARLY AFTERNOON FOR THIS MODEL. OTHER MODELS BRINGING IN ABOUT THREE HOURS LATER NONETHELESS LOOKS LIKE EXTREME SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE UPSTATE WILL SEE SOME OF THAT FREEZING RAIN BEGIN TO SWITCH OVER, AND THEN IT DOES LIFT NORTH TO RIGHT ALONG I-85. SO THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE RIGHT ALONG I-85. AND SOUTH OF THERE. AND OF COURSE, THAT DOES INCLUDE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AS WELL. THAT’S THE LATEST ON THAT ANYWAY. AND THEN WRAPPING UP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY, ABOUT 1 TO 2IN OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS JUST AN AVERAGE FOR THE UPSTATE. WE COULD GET SOME OF THOSE SNOW BURSTS AND GET SOME HEAVIER POCKETS, AND SOME LOCATIONS COULD GET A LITTLE BIT MORE. ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO AN INCH IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE UPSTATE, 3 TO 6 FOR PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS. AND THEN THAT ICE POTENTIAL FOR MOST OF US, ABOUT A 10TH OF AN INCH. BUT THERE WILL BE POCKETS, NOT NECESSARILY JUST HERE, BUT THERE WILL BE POCKETS OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE OR MORE. THAT’S ENOUGH TO DO SOME DAMAGE ON OUR ROADS, TREES AND POWER LINES. A LOT MORE DETAILS STILL AHEAD. PARELLA. THANK YOU. SEVERAL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS ARE IN EFFECT AS WELL FOR THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA. WE HAVE THOSE SCROLLING ACROSS YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN ALL THROUGHOUT THE MORNING THERE ALSO ON WYFF4.COM, WHERE YOU CAN ALSO FIND INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS WITH AT LEAST 100 EMPLOYEES OR SCHOOL OR CHURCH IN OUR SYSTEM. GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS IT’S MONITORING THE WEATHER PREDICTIONS AND WILL MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THE SCHEDULE CLOSER TO TOMORROW. BUT ALL FIELD TRIPS, ATHLETIC EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE CANCELED. THOSE WILL BE RESCHEDULED WHEN POSSIBLE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TRAFFIC. THIS WEDNESDAY. EXCUSE ME. THURSDAY MORNING LIVE. LOOK AT I-85 SOUTH AT MALDEN ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY AT 602. IT’S SMOOTH SAILING OUT THERE. NO ISSUES UP OR DOWN 85 SO FAR THIS MORNING. IF THAT CHANGES, OF COURSE WE’LL LET YOU KNOW. BUT WE DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW. YOU CAN GET SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS AND TRAFFIC UPDATES FROM WYFF NEWS FOUR RIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. WE HAVE A STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO TURN ON WEATHER ALERTS, AS WELL. ON THE WYFF NEWS FOUR APP, AND YOU CAN EVEN TURN THEM ON FOR YOUR SPECIFIC AREA. WE HAVE THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS TO. THOSE ARE UNDER THE TRAFFIC TAB FOR WHEN CONDITIONS COULD BECOME SLICK OR EVEN ICY. WE ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH. WE KEPT OUR COUNTRY AT PEACE. WE BROUGHT PEACE TO OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER STATE FUNERAL IS TODAY. A LIVE LOOK NOW AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA BUILDING. CARTER IS LYING IN STATE. WILL END THIS MORNING AT 7:00 BEFORE A FUNERAL SERVICE AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. AT 100 YEARS OLD, THE LONGEST LIVING PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY. DIED DECEMBER 29TH, SURROUNDED BY FAMILY. A FORMER GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, CARTER’S PRESIDENCY FOCUSED ON HUMAN RIGHTS, ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFORTS TO BROKER PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, MOST NOTABLY THE CAMP DAVID ACCORDS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND EGYPT. CARTER’S POST-PRESIDENTIAL YEARS WERE MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT HUMANITARIAN WORK, INCLUDING THE FOUNDING OF THE CARTER CENTER, WHICH WORKS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH AND ALSO TO PROMOTE PEACE. CARTER’S LEGACY IS CELEBRATED FOR HIS CHARACTER, LIFE OF SERVICE, AND ENDURING INFLUENCE ON GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEMOCRACY. PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP WILL ATTEND FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER’S FUNERAL. TODAY, HE WAS ON CAPITOL HILL LAST NIGHT AND HIS WIFE MELANIA WAS BY HIS SIDE AS THEY PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO OUR 39TH. PRESIDENT CARTER’S FUNERAL IS BRINGING TOGETHER FIVE LIVING PRESIDENTS BILL CLINTON, GEORGE W BUSH, BARACK OBAMA, JOE BIDEN AND DONALD TRUMP. AND ASKED BY CARTER BEFORE HIS DEATH, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL DELIVER A EULOGY AND GIVEN BY THEIR SONS, OR EULOGIES BY FORMER PRESIDENT GERALD FORD AND CARTER’S VICE PRESIDENT, WALTER MONDALE. WRITTEN BEFORE THEIR DEATHS, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS DECLARED TODAY AS A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT DESIGNATION, THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WON’T DELIVER MAIL. ALSO, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. THE STOCK MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED, AND FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS IN GEORGIA ARE CLOSED. BANKS, THOUGH, WILL REMAIN OPEN, AND SO WILL MOST BUSINESSES. THE LAST TIME A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING WAS HELD WAS BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2018, AFTER THE DEATH OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH. AFTER CARTER’S FUNERAL AT TEN THIS MORNING, HE’LL BE FLOWN BACK TO GEORGIA, WHERE HE’LL BE BURIED ON HIS FAMILY’S PROPERTY. STAY WITH WYFF NEWS FOUR ON AIR AND ONLINE AS SERVICES CONCLUDE FOR FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER. WE’LL HAVE FULL COVERAGE OF THAT FUNERAL RIGHT HERE ON WYFF4.COM. YOUR TIME NOW IS 605 AND LOCAL BLOOD DONATION CENTERS SAY THERE’S A CRITICAL NEED AHEAD OF WINTER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. OUR ISABEL MAAG JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING FROM ONE OF THOSE DONATION CENTERS. ISABEL, WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO DONATE RIGHT NOW? HEY, ERIN. GOOD MORNING. THE BLOOD CONNECTION IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF BLOOD FOR OVER FOUR STATES AND 130 HOSPITALS. AND RIGHT NOW, IT SAYS ITS INVENTORY IS RUNNING LOW. IT SAYS IT ONLY HAS A COUPLE DAYS WORTH OF INVENTORY, AND IT DESPERATELY NEEDS THAT TO INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 DAYS BEFORE THE STORM HITS. OTHERWISE, IT COULD DISRUPT OPERATIONS HERE IN A TIME OF NEED TO HIT ITS GOAL. THE BLOOD CONNECTION SAYS IT NEEDS 1000 UNITS A DAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WHEN WE GET THESE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, IT GETS A LITTLE DIFFICULT. AND AGAIN, WE’RE JUST REACHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO TRY AND SAY, YOU KNOW, PLEASE HELP US OUT AND LET’S BE A LITTLE PROACTIVE BECAUSE WE KNOW IT’S GOING TO GOING TO BE TOUGH NEXT WEEK. DONORS CAN BOOK APPOINTMENTS ONLINE FOR ANY OF THE BLOOD CONNECTION CENTERS. THE WEBSITE IS THE BLOOD CONNECTION.ORG. OR YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. AND HERE’S A LIST OF THE LOCATIONS IN THE UPSTATE THAT HAVE COMMUNITY DONATION CENTERS. GOT ANDERSON, EASLEY, WOODRUFF AND GREENVILLE, GREENWOOD, SENECA AND SPARTANBURG. OVER THE NEXT COMING DAYS, BOTH THE MOBILE CENTERS AS WELL AS THE REGULAR DONATION CENTERS WILL BE OPEN, INCLUDING DURING THE STORM. IF YOU CAN SAFELY MAKE IT THERE TO DONATE, THEY NEED YOUR HELP. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, ISABELLE MARAK WYFF NEWS FOUR. ISABEL. THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDER AS YOU’RE HEATING YOUR HOME, BECAUSE HEATING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF HOME FIRES IN THE U.S. NICO PINNOCK JOINS US NOW WITH SOME HOME SAFETY TIPS. TANIQUA. WELL, ERIN, FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER ONE THING TO LOOK FOR WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A SPACE HEATER IS ITS SAFETY FEATURES. THEY SAY CHOOSE A SPACE HEATER WITH AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF FEATURE IN CASE IT TIPS OVER OR OVERHEATS. ALSO, KEEP SPACE AND KEROSENE HEATERS AT LEAST THREE FEET FROM OBJECTS AND IN A WELL VENTILATED SPACE. TURN THEM OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE A ROOM OR GO TO BED. DON’T PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS AND NEVER HAVE MORE THAN ONE HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCE PLUGGED INTO AN OUTLET AT THE SAME TIME. NOW, FIREFIGHTERS SAY IF YOU ARE USING A FIREPLACE, MAKE SURE THE EMBERS FROM THE FIRE ARE COMPLETELY OUT BEFORE THROWING THEM OUT. AND IF YOU’RE TESTING YOUR GENERATOR TODAY, WE’RE SHARING SAFETY TIPS FOR THOSE IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR. THANK YOU. EXPERTS ARE ALSO REMINDING YOU IT’S NOT SAFE TO TURN YOUR OVEN OR STOVE ON FOR HEAT EITHER. AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA BLANKETS, SLEEPING BAGS, AND WINTER COATS ON HAND AS WELL IN CASE YOU LOSE POWER. WE DO HAVE A PROGRAMING NOTE WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS MORNING AS PART OF OUR COVERAGE OF THE WINTER STORM THAT’S COMING. THE EPISODE OF DATELINE IS SCHEDULED TO AIR ON FRIDAY EVENING. WILL NOW AIR SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH AFTER LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. ON FRIDAY NIGHT’S EPISODE OF DATELINE THAT WILL AIR AT 1:38 A.M. SATURDAY AFTER LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. OKAY, LET’S DO A COUPLE OF QUICK REMINDERS WHEN WE’RE TALKING ABOUT ICE IMPACTS, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A 10TH OF AN INCH OR LESS. THAT’S WHEN YOU GET THOSE ICY SPOTS OR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS. THAT’S WHEN YOU REALLY WANT TO START TO BE CAREFUL ON OUR ROADWAYS. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT GETTING CLOSER TO THAT QUARTER INCH OR EVEN MORE, WELL, THAT’S WHEN THAT SHUTS DOWN SOME OF THOSE ROADWAYS AND IT ALSO TAKES DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND TREES. ICE WEIGHS A LOT. YOU GET A LOT OF THIS ACCUMULATING. AND THAT’S WHAT CAN CAUSE SOME SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. SO IN THE FORECAST WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME OF US NOT GETTING ANYTHING AT ALL. BUT IN TERMS OF ICE POTENTIAL, ANYTHING FROM A GLAZE TO A 10TH OF AN INCH. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF OUR AREA WILL GET THOSE SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS, AT LEAST ACROSS THE UPSTATE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH OF I-85 HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF GETTING CLOSER TO THAT QUARTER INCH MARK. AT LEAST THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW. AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE TIMING. FIRST THINGS FIRST. STARTING TOMORROW, MID MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON, IT ALL STARTS WITH SNOWFALL, WHICH IS GOING TO BE NICE FOR MOST, IF NOT ALL OF US, BUT THEN IT QUICKLY BEGINS TO CHANGE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO SOME OF THAT FREEZING RAIN. THAT’S HOW WE GET THAT. AND SLEET IS HOW WE GET SOME OF THAT ICE ACCUMULATION. SO DEPENDING ON WHEN IT STARTS AND HOW LONG IT GOES, WELL, THAT’S HOW WE FIGURE OUT THE ICE ACCUMULATION. SO AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY EARLY EVENING, WE COULD STILL SEE SOME OF THAT FREEZING RAIN BEFORE IT CHANGES BACK OVER TO SNOW. SO A LOT OF DETAILS TO IRON OUT. I’VE GOT A LOT MORE DETAILS FOR YOU IN THE MAIN FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. FIRST THOUGH, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING AARON? WELL, RIGHT NOW, TODAY AT LEAST AT 609, THEY LOOK GOOD. I-85 SOUTH AND HIGHWAY 14, IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. NO SLOWDOWNS OR DELAYS UP OR DOWN 85. THAT’S FANTASTIC NEWS AS YOU HEAD TO WORK, OUR TRAVEL TIMES LOOK GOOD TOO. IN THE GREEN RIGHT NOW. I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY AT 11 MINUTES. AIRPORT ON WOODRUFF ROAD LOOKING GREAT AT SIX MINUTES AND SO DOES 385 NORTHBOUND FROM FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN. IT’S AT 13 MINUTES. WHEN IT FLOODED, ALL THE COOLERS TURNED OVER EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING GOT JUMBLED. SO, YOU KNOW, AS I SAID, IF IF YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT, I LOST IT A LONG STANDING HENDERSONVILLE RESTAURANT AND ITS FIGHT TO COME BACK FROM DISASTER TODAY, THINGS LOOK NORMAL. BUT IT REALLY TOOK A VILLAGE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THE CLEANUP FROM HURRICANE HELENE. UP NEXT. PLUS BUNDLING UP THE SEARCH FOR WINTER WEATHER GEAR FOR KIDS. THE OWNER OF AN UPSTATE KIDS

South Carolina colleges, universities make decisions on Friday classes

Updated: 2:53 PM EST Jan 9, 2025

Colleges and universities in the Upstate are beginning to make decisions about classes ahead of the winter storm on Friday.For the full list of grade school closings/delays, click here.For a full list of non-school related closings/delays, click here.We will continue to add to this list as we learn more.Converse University: The university is scheduled to have an e-learning day for Friday.

Colleges and universities in the Upstate are beginning to make decisions about classes ahead of the winter storm on Friday.

For the full list of grade school closings/delays, click here.

For a full list of non-school related closings/delays, click here.

We will continue to add to this list as we learn more.

Converse University: The university is scheduled to have an e-learning day for Friday.