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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Whitmire.

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State: SC Total alerts: 4 Updated: Jan 23, 2026 6:18am EST

Winter Storm Watch

Area
Robeson; Bladen; Marlboro; Darlington; Dillon
Winter Storm Watch issued January 23 at 1:38AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington NC

* WHAT...Accumulating sleet and freezing rain is expected to begin Saturday and may persist into early Monday. Sleet accumulations around one-half inch and ice accumulations up to three tenths of an inch are possible. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Bladen and Robeson Counties. In South Carolina, Darlington, Dillon, and Marlboro Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are possible due to the ice. Travel could become dangerous. Hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

Winter Storm Watch

Area
Avery; Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Catawba; Rowan; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Cleveland; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Union; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains; Greater Rutherford; Polk Mountains; Eastern Polk; Cherokee; York; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Union; Chester; Greenwood; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg
Winter Storm Watch issued January 23 at 12:54AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 3 inches and ice accumulations between four tenths and one inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Piedmont and western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Ice and sleet covered roadways will become treacherous and impassable. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest snow and sleet accumulations are possible north of I-40. Highest ice accumulations are possible across the southern mountains of North Carolina, the mountains of northeast Georgia, and the mountains of South Carolina.

Winter Storm Watch

Area
Lincoln; Chesterfield; McCormick; Newberry; Fairfield; Kershaw; Lee; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster
Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Columbia SC

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations between one quarter and one half of an inch possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

Winter Storm Watch

Area
McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Edgefield; Saluda; Lexington; Richland; Aiken; Sumter; Calhoun
Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Columbia SC

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation likely. Sleet and ice accumulations may cause significant travel hazards. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

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