Extreme Cold Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Sun 02/01/2026 01:00 AM ESTEnd Time
Sun 02/01/2026 10:00 AM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Winston-Salem, NC ∙ Greensboro, NC ∙ Raleigh, NC ∙ Durham, NC ∙ Fayetteville, NC ∙ Cary, NC ∙ High Point, NC ∙ Rocky Mount, NC ∙ Chapel Hill, NC ∙ Burlington, NCFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1241 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 4 below zero possible. * WHERE...All of central North Carolina. * WHEN...From late Saturday night 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. Keep pets indoors as much as possible. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside.
Technical Header
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-301100- /O.NEW.KRAH.EC.A.0001.260201T0600Z-260201T1500Z/ Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham- Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne- Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Carrboro, Winston-Salem, Graham, Southern Pines, Hope Mills, Norlina, Nashville, Lillington, Rockingham, Greensboro, Carthage, Tarboro, Erwin, Mebane, High Point, Burlington, Archdale, Raleigh, Wadesboro, Cary, Roseboro, Fayetteville, Roanoke Rapids, Goldsboro, Camp Mackall, Warrenton, Spring Hope, Clayton, Pinehurst, Raeford, Apex, Wake Forest, Wilson, Durham, Lexington, Albemarle, Henderson, Chapel Hill, Buies Creek, Franklinton, Knightdale, Selma, Angier, Clinton, Dunn, Spring Lake, Aberdeen, Ellerbe, Rougemont, Kittrell, Pittsboro, Princeville, Troy, Laurinburg, Siler City, Oxford, Roxboro, Rocky Mount, Wagram, Sanford, Creedmoor, Smithfield, Scotland Neck, Enfield, Louisburg, Asheboro, Polkton, Hillsborough, and Thomasville 1241 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
