SC Waffle Houses reach Code Red as some locations close ahead of 'crippling' ice storm

[Luis Gonzalez]

SC Waffle Houses reach Code Red as some locations close ahead of 'crippling' ice storm
By Matthew Hensley and Anna B. Mitchell mhensley@postandcourier.com amitchell@postandcourier.com
Jan 24, 2026 Updated 4 hrs ago 

GREENVILLE — In the latest sign of the coming winter storm's expected severity, a diner chain known for serving up hashbrowns to order and acting as a gauge for disaster warns that the Upstate should expect to be covered with ice.

A number of Waffle House locations plan to close ahead of the arrival of sleet and freezing rain the night of Saturday, Jan. 24, that forecasters warn could be "crippling" across the Upstate and wide swaths of the Southeast.

The corporate office did not respond to emails or a Facebook message, and it has no listed media contact phone number. However, a waitress at the location on East Stone Avenue near North Main Street in Greenville told The Post and Courier the restaurant got word this morning that it was to close by 5 p.m. today, Jan. 24.

https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/waffle-house-sc-close-ice-storm/article_49b53923-1bcf-41de-b8d1-24e0bcff630a.html

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[mountaineer]

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