TDOT wants to assure motorists that it’s ready to clear roadways of ice and snow. Crews across the Midstate are readied with snowplows and brine trucks.

Travel is anticipated to become "very difficult" by the mid to late morning and although much of the snow will move out by midnight, travel impacts will continue through the weekend.

Friday's highly anticipated weather event is finally here, with Upstate residents stepping outside their homes to take in the region's first snowfall in three years. Although snowfall is projected to only be 1 to 3 inches in total (and upward of 4 inches toward the mountains),