DPH Confirms Eleven Additional Winter Storm-Related Deaths in South Carolina, Bringing Total to Seventeen
CORRECTION: A correction was made from CO2 Exposure to CO Exposure, and from January 31 to January 25.
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Feb. 13, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 11 additional deaths confirmed as being related to the winter storms that swept through the state at the end of January through early February, bringing the total number of storm-related fatalities to 17.
The table below contains details about the additional 11 deaths that occurred between January 25 and February 3, 2026.
| Date | County | Age | Sex | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/31/2026 | Abbeville | 36 | Male | Blunt force trauma (accidental) |
| 2/2/2026 | Anderson | 67 | Male | Hypothermia |
| 2/1/2026 | Beaufort | 60 | Male | Hypothermia |
| 2/2/2026 | Beaufort | 85 | Male | Hypothermia with potential CO Exposure |
| 1/25/2026 | Calhoun | 48 | Male | Hypothermia |
| 2/1/2026 | Charleston | 30 | Male | Blunt force trauma (traffic-related) |
| 1/31/2026 | Colleton | 29 | Male | Blunt force trauma (traffic-related) |
| 2/1/2026 | Horry | 78 | Male | Myocardial Infarction |
| 1/31/2026 | Lexington | 39 | Female | Blunt force trauma (traffic-related) |
| 2/3/2026 | Lexington | 90 | Female | Hypothermia |
| 1/31/2026 | Richland | 54 | Male | Hypothermia |
For questions regarding the fatalities, contact the appropriate coroner’s office.
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