With a winter storm warning in effect for Lowcountry counties, forecasters are calling for increased snow totals to fall across the area mixed with ice and sleet. Storm

For example, Lake Charles, La., along the Gulf Coast, showed snowfall rates of over 1 inch per hour this morning and early afternoon and visibility down to a quarter of a mile with blowing snow. This is one of the reasons why blizzard warnings were posted briefly for that region earlier.