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Extreme Cold Warning, North Carolina

Severe

Wind chills as low as 10 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Ended Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 10 below zero

Map

Map of North Carolina with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Waynesville, Cullowhee, Canton. I-40I-26I-181I-75I-85WaynesvilleCullowheeSylvaNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEESOUTH CAROLINAGEORGIA20 mi I-40I-181I-75I-85WaynesvilleCullowheeLake JunaluskaNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEESOUTH CAROLINAGEORGIA25 mi I-40I-181I-75WaynesvilleCullowheeNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEESOUTH CAROLINA25 mi I-181I-75WaynesvilleCullowheeTENNESSEESOUTH CAROLINA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below.
Where
Avery County.
When
Until noon EST today.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Pets and livestock will be endangered by extreme cold if left unprotected for extended periods.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. 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 27, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  7. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 26, 2026