Winter Weather Mostly Skips Upstate

Meteorologists were calling for possible flooding and snow Thursday. They got it half right. 

Heavy rains drenched most of the Upstate, with many parts of Upstate receiving roughly two inches of precipitation. Flood advisories were issued by the National Weather Service in both Pickens County and Greenville County, where streams and other bodies of water were at high risk of spilling over. 

The cold front expected to coincide with the arrival of eastward-moving moisture - and consequently deliver roughly an inch of snow - arrived much later than the bands of precipitation, which were already moving over Charlote by the time the temperature dipped below freezing in most of the Upstate. 

Still, meteorologists remain concerned about the potential for some patches of "black ice," or areas of roadway that have been iced over that are not obviously detected by motorists, Friday morning. 

Black ice spots are expected to persist in some areas of Pickens County and Greenville County until mid-morning Friday.