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Extreme Cold Watch, North Carolina

Severe

Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above possible. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Ended Saturday, February 7, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Saturday, February 7, 2:09 in the morning.

Replaced by the Cold Weather Advisory on Saturday, February 7, 2:09 in the morning.

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Map of North Carolina with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Greenville, Jacksonville, New Bern. I-540I-40I-587I-95I-85GreenvilleJacksonvilleNew BernKinstonHavelockNORTH CAROLINA25 mi I-540I-587I-95I-85GreenvilleJacksonvilleNew BernKinstonNORTH CAROLINA50 mi I-40I-587I-95GreenvilleJacksonvilleNew BernNORTH CAROLINA50 mi I-40I-587GreenvilleJacksonvilleNew BernNORTH CAROLINA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above possible.
Where
A portion of eastern North Carolina.
When
From Saturday evening through Sunday 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. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 6, 2026
  2. Now ends earlier, at Sunday, 10 in the morning. February 6, 2026
  3. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Saturday night through Sunday morning. February 6, 2026