Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2026
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 29, 2026, 12:36 PM EST for 28 counties in North Carolina; 12 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 39 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
- Jan 29, 2026, 12:36 PM EST (17:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2026, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 46 counties
Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:31 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2026Winter Storm Warnings in South Carolina, 2026Winter Storm Warnings in Georgia, 2026Every winter storm warning in 2026
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.