Power outages, freezing temperatures and travel delays as winter storm blows through SC

By: Skylar Laird, Paul Hyde

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 1,056

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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COLUMBIA — A winter storm that blasted the country with freezing temperatures and snow brought power outages, travel delays and some snow to South Carolina over the weekend.

One person died in South Carolina from Winter Storm Fern’s freezing temperatures and snow. A 96-year-old woman in Greenwood County died of hypothermia, according to the state health department, which did not release her name.

A state of emergency remained in effect Monday afternoon, and the …

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