FIRST ALERT: Heres when to expect winter weather in the Lowcountry [Video]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Lowcountry residents are preparing for a rare winter storm that is expected to deliver up to two inches of snowfall this week.

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A winter storm watch will be in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning for Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort, Hampton, Inland Jasper and Allendale Counties.

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Live 5 First Alert Meteorologist Joey Sovine says the first winter precipitation will move in after 4 p.m. on Thursday. The heaviest snow will be expected around 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Most of the precipitation will move out by about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, when the low temperature is expected to be around 22.

Computer models are predicting up to two inches of snow, but the European model predicts up to twice that amount. Sovine says that …