It is likely that Beaufort County and the South Carolina coastline will avoid the worst of Fern, the winter storm that is barreling a path toward the eastern half of the United States, according to a Thursday afternoon briefing from the National Weather Service’s Charleston office.
While the latest forecasts suggest the Upstate could see snow, sleet and ice, freezing rain remains the primary threat to the Lowcountry. But for the immediate coastline, including Beaufort County, freezing rain is now being described as forecasters as unlikely.
As of Thursday afternoon, forecasts suggest Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort are in a zone with a less than 5% likelihood of even minor impacts…