It’s Impossible To Forget These Horrific Winter Storms That Have Gone Down In South Carolina History

When the westernmost regions of South Carolina get snow, most year-round residents shrug and pull out the de-icer and have a snow shovel at the ready. But when the rest of the Palmetto State gets snow... now, that's a different story! Some of South Carolina's worst winter storms have wreaked all kinds of havoc on this normally mild-wintered state.

When it snows along the coast, some residents are utterly mortified and life as they know it grinds to a halt until the snowpocalypse comes and goes.

But others enjoy the day off, choosing instead to make busy in different ways to pass the time. The photo below was taken Thursday, Jan. 3, 2018 during a snowfall that dropped at least five inches of snow in some places along the South Carolina coast. You remember that storm, right?

It hasn't been that long since the coastal cities and towns in the Palmetto State dug their way out of more than a few inches of snow.

The above photo was taken in Myrtle Beach during a February 2010 storm.

That same storm was responsible for depositing more than 10 inches of snow in the town of Central.

For a state not that accustomed to snow, 10 inches may as well be three feet.

As it turns out, history has turned more than one generation of South Carolinians into snow warriors.

The image above was taken after a winter storm dropped a great deal of snow in Columbia in 1930.

But let's now fast-forward to the biggest and meanest snow storm to ever hit South Carolina: the great Blizzard of 1973.

The nightmare started on February 9th and lastest for three full days. The midlands were the hardest hit and received an overwhelming 24 inches of snow.

Charleston recorded a record eight inches of snow.

The storm crippled South Carolina as power lines went down throughout the state.

People actually got stranded in their cars.

One unofficial report claimed that 30,000 cars (and their passengers!) were stranded on South Carolina highways. Many of the stranded were just passing through on Interstate 95 and were blindsided by the storm. South Carolina residents welcomed thousands of complete strangers into their homes, literally saving their lives.

Snowdrifts got as high as six to eight feet, trapping some residents inside their homes.

When all was said and done, more than ten people died as a direct result of the Blizzard of '73. Sometimes, all it takes is a little snow (or a lot of snow) to make you realize how fragile life really is.

What's the biggest storm you remember from growing up? Do you have any memories of South Carolina's worst winter storms? Tell us your stories in the comments!