Photos of snow in Charleston from 1899 to 2018
Photos of snow in Charleston from 1899 to 1989
A U.S. Postal Service carrier delivers mail on a snowy King Street in December of 1989. File/Staff
Lindsay Svendsen slides down the hill by the Wappoo Creek bridge on Dec. 22, 1989. File/Staff
Clay Williams pulls his little brother Cameron through the streets of their west Ashley neighborhood on a board that is usually pulled behind a boat. File/Staff
Then 2-year-old Heather Tegley is given her first lesson in how to build a snowman by her mother, Crystal, on Dec. 24, 1989. File/Brad Nettles/Staff
A winter storm brought ice and snow to Charleston on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. File/Matthew Fortner/Staff
A winter storm brought ice and snow to Charleston on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Matthew Fortner/Staff
A winter storm brought ice and snow to Charlestonon Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Matthew Fortner/Staff
Randy Pelzer of downtown Charleston was cross-country skiing past White Point Garden in January 2018. "This happens once every 30 years or so," he said, adding that he was hoping to ski to the Ravenel Bridge. He said the last time he did this was during the 1989 Christmas storm. File/Tony Bartelme/Staff
Three-year-old Cole Sanders watches in glee as his brother, Sam, 5, gets a tow down the Hampton Park bridge from their father Nick. Ice and snow remained in Charleston, making travel treacherous Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, a day after the third-largest snowfall recorded in the Charleston area. Matthew Fortner/Staff
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A U.S. Postal Service carrier delivers mail on a snowy King Street in December of 1989. File/Staff
Lindsay Svendsen slides down the hill by the Wappoo Creek bridge on Dec. 22, 1989. File/Staff
Clay Williams pulls his little brother Cameron through the streets of their west Ashley neighborhood on a board that is usually pulled behind a boat. File/Staff
Then 2-year-old Heather Tegley is given her first lesson in how to build a snowman by her mother, Crystal, on Dec. 24, 1989. File/Brad Nettles/Staff
A winter storm brought ice and snow to Charleston on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. File/Matthew Fortner/Staff
A winter storm brought ice and snow to Charleston on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Matthew Fortner/Staff
A winter storm brought ice and snow to Charlestonon Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Matthew Fortner/Staff
Randy Pelzer of downtown Charleston was cross-country skiing past White Point Garden in January 2018. "This happens once every 30 years or so," he said, adding that he was hoping to ski to the Ravenel Bridge. He said the last time he did this was during the 1989 Christmas storm. File/Tony Bartelme/Staff
Three-year-old Cole Sanders watches in glee as his brother, Sam, 5, gets a tow down the Hampton Park bridge from their father Nick. Ice and snow remained in Charleston, making travel treacherous Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, a day after the third-largest snowfall recorded in the Charleston area. Matthew Fortner/Staff
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Charleston hasn't had a white Christmas in more than three decades. But many Lowcountry residents continue to hold onto the memories of the 1989 Christmas snowstorm.