Weather Story for Upstate South Carolina, Western North Carolina, and Parts of Northeast Georgia

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Winter Storm Warning

Significant Snowfall Today and This Evening

Extreme Cold Warning

Peak Wind Gust and Minimum Wind Chill Saturday

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A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for western North Carolina, the South Carolina Upstate, and northeast Georgia through 7 AM Sunday. Widespread snowfall of 4 to 8 inches is expected, with locally higher amounts possible. Travel conditions will rapidly deteriorate this morning as roads quickly become snow covered, and gusty winds create areas of blowing snow and reduced visibility, including near-whiteout conditions at times during bursts of heavier snow.

Significant snowfall is expected today. Snow will be moderate to heavy at times this morning. The snow gradually ends from west to east this afternoon and evening, but not before the axis of heaviest snow shifts eastward, focusing along and south of I-85 and the I-77 corridor between Charlotte and Columbia. Travel will become hazardous quickly as roads turn snow covered. Storm total snowfall is generally forecast to range from 4 to 8 inches, with locally higher amounts possible in narrow snow bands.

An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for the entire forecast area. In the mountains, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 22 degrees below zero are expected, with the highest peaks in North Carolina seeing wind chills near 30 below zero from 1 PM today through 1 PM Sunday. Across the foothills and Piedmont, wind chills as low as 5 degrees below zero are expected from 7 PM this evening through 10 AM Sunday. These conditions can cause frostbite in a short amount of time and make outdoor exposure dangerous.

Bitterly cold and windy conditions are expected tonight through Sunday morning. Minimum wind chills will drop well below zero across the mountains, with single digits and near-zero wind chills likely across the foothills and Piedmont. Gusty winds will continue through Sunday, with peak gusts generally between 25 and 40 mph, highest along the ridges and higher elevations. These conditions will significantly increase the risk of frostbite and hypothermia for anyone outdoors.

Live radar animation showing snowfall moving across the area. Live radar imagery from the NWS radar in Greer, South Carolina shows snow moving across the region.