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Columbia, South Carolina – A developing winter storm could bring dangerous ice accumulation to parts of South Carolina this weekend, with the highest risk for freezing rain expected overnight Saturday into early Sunday, particularly for areas along and north of the I-20 corridor.
According to the National Weather Service in Columbia, temperatures will fall enough Saturday afternoon and evening for rain to transition to wintry precipitation, including sleet and freezing rain. Ice accumulation from freezing rain is most likely late Saturday night into Sunday morning, when colder surface temperatures align with steady precipitation. Forecasters say this window presents the greatest threat for slick roads, downed tree limbs, and power outages…