WOUS42 KCHS 121525 CEMSC SCC005-013-015-019-029-035-049-053-140400- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1025 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE WINTER WEATHER ALERTS FOR MOST OF SOUTH CAROLINA...PREDICTING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR CHANGES IN CONDITIONS. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION URGE MOTORISTS TO STAY OFF THE ROADWAYS. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY CALL *HP OR 911. FOR THE STATUS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES STATEWIDE VISIT SCEMD.ORG. $$