pMuch of Charleston and coastal South Carolina saw more than five inches of snow on Wednesday, January 3, as a severe winter storm affected the eastern United States.ppSchools in several counties were shut and thousands of residents living near the coast lost power, local paper The State reporteda. Interstate 526, a heavily traveled highway in Charleston, was partially shut down.ppThe National Weather Service said Wednesday marked Charleston’s third snowiest day in history. The city recording its heaviest snowfall in December 1989, when six inches accumulateda.ppCounties across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia also experienced frigid temperaturesa. The storm was forecast to move up the East Coast as residents in the tri-state areaa and beyond braced for blizzard conditions.