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Extreme Cold Warning, Tennessee

Severe

Wind chills as low as 20 below zero. The cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Ended Sunday, February 1, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 20 below zero

Map

Map of Tennessee with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Erwin, Unicoi, Gatlinburg. I-26I-75I-81I-85I-640ErwinGatlinburgMountain CityHamptonKENTUCKYNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEEVIRGINIASOUTH CAROLINAGEORGIA25 mi I-75I-81I-85I-640ErwinGatlinburgMountain CityKENTUCKYNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEEVIRGINIASOUTH CAROLINA50 mi I-75I-85I-81ErwinGatlinburgKENTUCKYNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEEVIRGINIASOUTH CAROLINA50 mi I-75I-85ErwinGatlinburgKENTUCKYNORTH CAROLINATENNESSEEVIRGINIA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero expected.
Where
Blount Smoky Mountains, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Johnson, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, and Unicoi Counties.
When
Until 1 in the afternoon this afternoon.
Impacts
The cold wind chills as low as 20 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.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. February 1, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 1, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 31, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 31, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
  6. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 30, 2026