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Winter in South Carolina

By Rudy Mancke
Published January 31, 2022 at 5:30 AM EST
FILE - A pickup truck is covered in snow at the top of a driveway on Southpointe Drive during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 in Morganton, N.C. Several vehicles were parked on top of steep driveways due to icing. The Carolinas and Virginia are bracing for more winter weather, which forecasters predict will arrive as mixed precipitation on Thursday, Jan. 20, followed by a round of snow on Friday night into Saturday.
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FILE - Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 in Morganton, N.C. The Carolinas and Virginia mixed precipitation on Thursday, Jan. 20, followed by a round of snow.

It has been an unusual winter in South Carolina - more like the winters of the mid-20th century. This century, warmer, dryer winters are the norm.

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Rudy Mancke
Rudy Mancke served as naturalist and co-host of South Carolina ETV's <i>NatureScene</i>, which began its long run in 1978. His field trips, broadcast nationwide, earned him a legion of dedicated viewers. Rudy's knowledge of the complex inner-workings of different ecosystems and his great admiration for the natural world make him the perfect guide. In fact, the National Wildlife Federation and the Garden Club of America honored his commitment to resource conservation with special awards. After retiring from SCETV, Rudy went on to become naturalist-in-residence at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He hosted SC Public Radio's <i>NatureNotes</i> from 1999 until his death in 2023 at age 78.
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