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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 9, 2025Swain County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Nov 9, 2025, 1:20 AM EST for Swain County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 9, 2025, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 34 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2025, 1:20 AM EST (06:20 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2025, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 11, 2025, 5:02 AM EST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

County Swain County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 8, 6:25 PM EST, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 6:25 PM EST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 8, 2:22 PM EST, 10 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
222 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

NCZ036-037-056-057-068-069-504-506-508-510-091930-
Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Greater Burke-
Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-
222 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Piedmont North Carolina and
western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Widespread freezing temperatures are likely Monday night. In many
places this could amount to a hard freeze and end the growing
season.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ035-053-059-062>065-501>503-505-507-509-SCZ101>106-
091930-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Alexander-Buncombe-Northern Jackson-Macon-
Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-
Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-Oconee Mountains-
Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-
Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
222 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ008>014-019-107>109-091930-
Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Cherokee-York-
Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-Southern Greenville-
Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
222 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont
North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop across the Piedmont
of South Carolina and northeast Georgia, into the Charlotte metro
area late afternoon through the evening. There is a marginal risk of
a severe storm or two producing hail up to 1-inch diameter, damaging
wind gusts, and an isolated tornado can't be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Widespread freezing temperatures are likely Monday night. In many
places this could amount to a hard freeze and end the growing
season.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

NCZ033-048>052-058-091930-
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Graham-
222 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Snow showers will develop along the immediate Tennessee Border Sunday
evening and linger through Monday night. 1-3" of snow is possible,
especially above 3500'. 4-6" is possible in the higher elevations of
the Smokies, with up to 10" possible in the highest peaks of the
Smokies. Snow could be heavy at times.

Winds will pick up out of the northwest on Sunday night as gusts of
35-45 mph are possible, especially at elevations above 3500'. Wind
gusts remain elevated through Monday and Monday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 7:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion35 min
Nov 9, 12:14 AM ESTFreeze WatchGSPBurke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 8 more24 hr
Nov 9, 1:20 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPAvery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more52 hr
Nov 9, 4:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander31 min
Nov 9, 4:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander30 min
Nov 8, 8:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood23 min
Nov 8, 8:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenwood25 min
Nov 9, 2:25 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSPAnderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg7 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.