Winter Storm Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Fri 01/30/2026 04:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Sun 02/01/2026 01:00 PM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Durham, NC ∙ Winston-Salem, NC ∙ Greensboro, NC ∙ Raleigh, NC ∙ Fayetteville, NC ∙ Cary, NC ∙ High Point, NC ∙ Chapel Hill, NC ∙ Rocky Mount, NC ∙ Burlington, NCFull Alert Message
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 832 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 8 inches possible. Locally significant snowfall totals will also be possible. Wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph. * WHERE...All of central North Carolina. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages. Travel may become dangerous or even impossible with widespread closures and disruptions to infrastructure possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.
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NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-301000- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.A.0002.260130T2100Z-260201T1800Z/ 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 Burlington, Creedmoor, Rocky Mount, Nashville, Princeville, Erwin, Selma, High Point, Roxboro, Laurinburg, Raeford, Graham, Archdale, Pittsboro, Dunn, Troy, Fayetteville, Sanford, Hillsborough, Roseboro, Ellerbe, Polkton, Clinton, Siler City, Smithfield, Lillington, Thomasville, Goldsboro, Tarboro, Warrenton, Angier, Albemarle, Aberdeen, Mebane, Wake Forest, Hope Mills, Spring Hope, Cary, Oxford, Norlina, Buies Creek, Wadesboro, Scotland Neck, Greensboro, Rougemont, Carrboro, Enfield, Knightdale, Camp Mackall, Durham, Southern Pines, Henderson, Louisburg, Kittrell, Raleigh, Wilson, Rockingham, Pinehurst, Chapel Hill, Wagram, Clayton, Apex, Lexington, Spring Lake, Carthage, Franklinton, Winston-Salem, Asheboro, and Roanoke Rapids 832 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
