The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed the fatalities include two Lowcountry men - a 78-year-old Horry County resident who died Feb. 1 from a heart attack and a 30-year-old Charleston man who died Feb. 1 from blunt force trauma in a traffic-related incident.

The storm system struck South Carolina at the end of January and continued through early February, causing widespread power outages and hazardous travel conditions throughout the Charleston area and across the state.

Other Lowcountry victims include two Beaufort County men - a 60-year-old who died Feb. 1 from hypothermia and an 85-year-old who died Feb. 2 from hypothermia with potential carbon dioxide exposure. A 29-year-old Colleton County man died Jan. 31 from blunt force trauma in a traffic-related incident.

The Upstate recorded two deaths: a 36-year-old Abbeville man who died Jan. 31 from blunt force trauma and a 67-year-old Anderson man who died Feb. 2 from hypothermia.

In the Midlands, five people died from storm-related causes. A 39-year-old Lexington woman and 54-year-old Richland man both died Jan. 31 - the woman from blunt force trauma in a traffic incident and the man from hypothermia. A 90-year-old Lexington woman died Feb. 3 from hypothermia. A 48-year-old Calhoun County man died Jan. 25 from hypothermia.

The deaths span from Jan. 25 through Feb. 3, reflecting the prolonged impact of the winter weather system that brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to areas unaccustomed to such conditions.

Hypothermia and traffic-related incidents account for the majority of the fatalities, highlighting the dual dangers the storm posed to South Carolina residents.