Sleet and snow began to fall in parts of Richland and Lexington counties earlier than initially forecast, as parts of the Midlands remained under a winter storm warning Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
At 9 a.m. Friday, the National Weather Service added Richland and Lexington counties to the winter storm warning area. Other counties in the warning area include Kershaw, Fairfield, Lancaster, Chesterfield, Newberry, Saluda and Edgefield. Aiken, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Lee and Sumter counties are under a winter storm advisory.
The warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Saturday, with the greatest threat estimated to come after 5 p.m. Friday, according to the service. But sleeting began in the Columbia-area around 8:45 a.m. along Two Notch Road…