Here is the latest forecast snow amounts for the area. Generally less than an inch north of I-20 and up to 3" south of I-20. Snow banding is possible with this storm, with the highlighted area having the highest potential for local amounts greater than 3"

We are conducting a 200-acre fuel reduction and habitat improvement prescribed fire today on SRS News. Light winds should keep offsite impacts to minimal. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth

We are planning to conduct a 308-acre fuel reduction and habitat improvement prescribed fire today on SRS News. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth

We are planning to conduct a 169-acre fuel reduction and habitat improvement prescribed fire today on SRS News. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region #GoodFire

We are conducting a hand and aerial ignition 796-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News to reduce potential hazardous wildfire fuels. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region #GoodFire

We are conducting a hand ignition 162-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region #GoodFire

We’re conducting a hand and aerial ignition 1488-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News to reduce potential hazardous wildfire fuels. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region #GoodFire

We’re conducting a hand and aerial ignition 1082-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News to reduce potential hazardous wildfire fuels. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region #GoodFire

We’re conducting a hand ignition 220-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News to reduce potential hazardous wildfire fuels. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region

We’re conducting a hand ignition 210-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News to improve forest habitats and reduce potential hazardous wildfire fuels. Northerly winds should keep offsite smoke impacts to a minimum. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region

We're excited to welcome our 21st Chief of the Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service, Tom Schultz! U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the selection after Chief Randy Moore announced his retirement this week. Read the full announcement: usda.gov/about-usda/new…

The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide Red Flag Fire Alert, effective immediately until further notice. The alert is being issued to discourage people from burning outdoors when weather conditions present an elevated risk of wildfire. In addition to dry

We’re conducting a hand and aerial ignition 760-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News to reduce potential hazardous wildfire fuels. Visit fs.usda.gov/managing-land/… to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire. #USFS #ForestryCommish #ForestHealth USFS Southern Region #GoodFire

We conducted 70-acres of pile burning on SRS News today to reduce hazardous wildfire fuel build up left behind after timber harvesting. Pile burning is a prescribed fire tool that firefighters use to help good fires consume more fuel in a shorter burn periods of time. #USFS

To help control woody debris growth and reduce hazardous fuel build-up, hand ignitions are being used today to conduct a 225-acre prescribed fire today on #SRSNews. #USFS #GoodFire #PrescribedFire #aikenSC #augustaga #HealthyForests

Firefighters from Savannah River conducted a 215-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News to help eliminate hardwoods and promote the growth of native grasses and other plants in the burn area. #USFS #Goodfire #PrescribedFire

In an effort to reduce the amount of hardwood undergrowth and potential wildfire fuel build up, both aerial and hand ignitions are being used to conduct a 644-acre prescribed fire today on SRS News. #USFS #ForestResearch #GoodFire #HealthyForests

Savannah River Firefighters are conducting an 822-acre prescribed burn using a combination of hand and aerial ignitions provided by UAS drone systems on SRS News today. #USFS #GoodFire #ForestHealth #PrescribedFire

This year, the Week of Remembrance (WOR) will highlight serious incidents from the 2015 fire year. 🔗nwcg.gov/6mfs/week-of-r… 🙌 This day is in honor of those lost during the 2015 fire season, and in lasting honor of the #Granite19 who perished together on this day in 2013.

National Fire News: 08/06. More than 42,000 wildfires have burned over 3.4 million acres across the country this year. 10 incident management teams, 283 crews, 784 engines, & 105 helicopters, are working hard to manage 42 uncontained large fires, with 8 new large fires reported.