SNOWSTORM JANUARY 7, 1988 UPSTATE SC

2nd largest snowstorm on record for Greenville-Spartanburg area. News report from 6:00 news the night before and the noon news on January 7.

[@austinbyrd1867]

Carol is so reporting is very professional and still looks amazing. Much respect to her and her reporting over the years I never miss a show. ❤

[@TikelMyson]

Charlie said it would!

[@dawnstrait1085]

“Traffic is almost at a crawl right now”….. as a car goes flying through the intersection 40 mph!

[@Brownieacornshow]

I was so small but i still remember square tvs. I miss those days. The world is much more evil now than it was then

[@gemmrk]

This is what happens when God is systemically removed from government, from schools, from families, from the definition of what a man and woman is, etc. Very sad. The last few refuges are conservative states where most people are God-fearing.

[@michellebryant4730]

24 inches of snow measured at my parents home in Salem, SC.

[@soulessvalleys8404]

The good ole days

[@spinion1]

Thanks for posting! I truly enjoyed my walk down memory lane and the snow cover made it that much better.

[@PrettyLiesAndAlibis]

This was amazing to watch! I was 11 and this was the best snow storm I remember as a kid!

[@wilsonreserve6217]

I remember me and some friends were filmed by WYYF playing in the snow after this storm (Saluda Dam area in Berea). Bill Oglesby was my neighbor so I'm guessing that's why were filmed..it was in front of his place. I remember being so excited to be on the news. I was SO hoping it might've been in this video but no luck.

[@NESADDICT]

I was in ft inn for this.

[@rustythompson4523]

I was in Fountain Inn too

[@brownfamily8830]

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[@classicsoapfan]

Jan. 22, 1987 we got 14 inches in Gaston County NC. I was 10 years old. I was 11 when this snowstorm hit in 1988. we live in the same place. we got a foot of snow. 1987 and 88 was 2 good winters. wish we would get good snows like that again. still live in Gaston County and we r lucky to get a couple of inches a year now and when we do get it its a wintry mix.

[@b.a.p.2731]

I love the woman who has “junk” 1:50 (Judy) cookies & cakes, yum yum. She seems like a sweetie 😊

[@scottanddebranelson8419]

i just missed this one. i had to go back to camp pendleton ca. just a few days prior. i was blown away and still have clipping that my mother sent me. my little nephew and neice had some kinda fun for a while though. thanks for postin. oh and just out of curiosity what made ya'll record this in the first place?

[@MisterSolo2009]

One of the funnest days of my life. Thanks!

[@wotaj]

We had just come back to school from our Christmas break, went to school 3 days, woke up Thursday morning to a blizzard, and we were out again for 2 weeks from this storm over in York County.

[@Latonyashante]

This was my 5th birthday i was sad because i couldnt have my birthday party because of the snow

[@charleshendren3166]

It’s funny watching this and seeing only 5 inches forecasted when by the same time the next day there was 3 times that on the ground

[@brownfamily8830]

The funny thing is I don't even remember recording this. I found it about six or eight months later. I don't know where you are from Charles but it is typical to blow a snow forecast in Upstate South Carolina.

[@laredogrande6183]

I remember that. Snowbound 88

[@charleshendren3166]

@@brownfamily8830 I’m just southeast of Charlotte so busted snow forecasts are no stranger to me. The ‘88 storm was definitely one that busted on the positive side for snow lovers. This storm was one of 2 times that I’ve experienced a foot or more from a storm... I was on the edge of the foot plus totals in January 2000 surprise storm, and then I was absolutely in the sweet spot in February 2004 and got 21 inches...

[@hideandseek977]

I think these anchors are still working there

[@ectvgsfan5620]

Only Carol. Carl retired from 4 in 1994 but then joined WSPA 7 from 1995-2003 (and then retired from TV news altogether this time). Charlie retired from WYFF in 1991; his replacement was John Cessarich who retired in 2019 (Chris Justus is Chief Meteorologist now and has been with the station since 2013). Not sure where the sports guy went (Politics? Public Relations?) but there have been several Sports Directors since him. Geoff Hart was the longest tenured in that role (at least after he started in 1993).

[@tonysc7610]

@@ectvgsfan5620 And Mike Seidel left and went to The Weather Channel in 1992 and is still there.

[@chriswideman1218]

@@ectvgsfan5620 and reporter Terry Lewis (a Ninety Six SC native) went to HSN and quit the TV business.

[@JOHNBABLE]

Charlie Gertz passed away a few years ago

[@cevancarr]

​@JOHNBABLE that's right, it was in Summer 2003 (I think June 2003). Then weekend meteorologist Todd Gladfelter did a report/story on him.

[@scottg77r]

I was 8 and really enjoyed it. It’s crazy watching this now. I was just talking to my wife about this blizzard and the one in 93’. Decided to see if any videos of it was on KZbin.

[@JohnBrown-zy9ef]

If you find any more on this one or the one in 93 please post it here. I'm looking as well