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Extreme Cold Warning, North Carolina

Severe

Wind chills as low as 15 below zero. The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Ended Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 15 below zero

Map

Map of North Carolina with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Sparta. I-77I-74I-81US 52US 58SpartaNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEEVIRGINIA10 mi I-77I-81US 52US 58SpartaNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEEVIRGINIA10 mi I-77US 58US 421SpartaNORTH CAROLINAVIRGINIA20 mi I-74US 58SpartaNORTH CAROLINAVIRGINIA20 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 15 below.
Where
Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and southeast West Virginia.
When
Until noon EST today.
Impacts
The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 27, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 27, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  4. Area expanded. Now also replaces the Cold Weather Advisory. January 26, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  6. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 26, 2026