Bad road conditions greet Upstate drivers Monday as weather alerts warn drivers off roads

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Snowy and icy road conditions greeted drivers Monday morning with more people getting power restored but several hundred remaining in the dark after Sunday's record snow.

Black ice and refreezing roads are causing the Department of Transportation to warn people off the roads if possible, according to the latest National Weather Center forecast from 4 a.m. Monday. The roads could be concerning through the middle of the week, the forecast said.

Sunday's snowfall broke the Greenville-Spartanburg international Airport daily record with 6.5 inches, ahead of the 1965 record of 5.7 inches. Other records were set in Asheville and preliminary snowfall counts show South Carolina's deepest snow was in Travelers Rest with 9.5 inches as of 11 p.m. Sunday.

Clemson University, Tri-County Technical College, and schools in Greenville, Pickens and Anderson counties all announced delayed or virtual schedules for Tuesday.

Several Greenville citservices will be delayed Tuesday

• Greenlink will run on a threehour delay, starting at 8:30 a.m. instead of 5:30 a.m.

• City hall will open two hours late on Tuesday, at 10 a.m.

• Trash collection will be delayed until Wednesday, two days behind normal schedule

• The Greenville Zoo will be closed to visitors, zookeepers will keep the animals comfortable.

A real-time wreck tracker from the South Carolina Highway Patrol showed a few early morning wrecks across the Upstate as of 6:30 a.m.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 8 a.m. Monday. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing until late Monday morning and reach a high of around 40 degrees and sunny for the afternoon before refreezing again in the evening and overnight.

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Power is being restored across the state.

Duke Energy, the area's largest provider, is reporting 10,000 outages as of 2 p.m. across the entire state.

There were less than 200 outages in Anderson County, around 1,100 in Pickens County and three in Spartanburg County, according to Duke Energy's outage tracker.

There were a few hundred more outages in Greenville County at 2 p.m., with around 700 outages, than there were at noon.

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative is reporting 3,800 outages, primarily in the Pickens and Oconee county areas.

Flights coming into Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport have become more reliable overnight but 35% of incoming flights remained cancelled Monday at noon, according to FlightAware's flight tracker.

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System outpatient services closed on Monday

All Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System outpatient services, including Gibbs Cancer Center, will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, due to inclement weather. All Medical Group of the Carolinas practices are also closed.

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Mike Ellis lives in Powdersville and tells South Carolina stories with a focus on Anderson County and Pickens County along with faith and investigations. He's always looking for the next story that people need to read, please send any tips or feedback to mellis@gannett.com

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Bad road conditions Monday in SC: Warmer afternoon, refreezing tonight