Utility providers in South Carolina are prepared and ready to respond to potentially perilous winter weather that's threatening to push through the state this weekend.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A winter storm pushing across the U.S. is expected to bring some freezing rain and ice to portions of South Carolina over the weekend. Storm Team 2 Meteorologist Jed Christoph said the storm is taking shape in the Southern Plains and will move east over the next few days.

Beaufort County and much of coastal South Carolina and Georgia will likely be spared from wintry weather as winter storm Fern continues toward the eastern United States, according to a Friday morning briefing from the National Weather Service’s Charleston office.

Another blast of Arctic air has settled into South Carolina. With an extended stretch of below-normal temperatures, residents are urged to take precautions.

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The South Carolina National Guard is issuing an update on this weekend's winter weather.

With winter weather approaching and unexpected temperature drops, experts are urging residents to take precautions now to avoid a costly bill after the ice melts.

Myrtle Beach International Airport officials are preparing passengers ahead of the weather conditions this weekend.

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