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Extreme Cold Warning, North Carolina

Severe

Dangerously cold wind chills as low as zero. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Ended Sunday, February 8, 2026.

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Map of North Carolina with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Greenville, New Bern, Havelock. I-40I-587I-95I-87I-85GreenvilleNew BernHavelockWintervilleNORTH CAROLINA25 mi I-40I-87I-85US 64GreenvilleNew BernHavelockWintervilleNORTH CAROLINA50 mi I-40I-587I-95GreenvilleNew BernHavelockNORTH CAROLINA50 mi I-587I-95GreenvilleNew BernHavelockNORTH CAROLINA50 mi
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Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as zero.
Where
Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties.
When
Until 11 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. February 8, 2026
  2. Now ends earlier, at Sunday, 11 in the morning. February 8, 2026
  3. Ended for part of the area. February 7, 2026
  4. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. February 7, 2026