Extreme Cold Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Sat 01/31/2026 07:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Sun 02/01/2026 10:00 AM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Charlotte, NC ∙ Concord, NC ∙ Asheville, NC ∙ Rock Hill, SC ∙ Gastonia, NC ∙ Greenville, SC ∙ Glenwood, NC ∙ Tigerville, SC ∙ Grover, NC ∙ Roebuck, SCFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 147 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 7 below possible. * WHERE...Northeast Georgia, the foothills and Piedmont of North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside.
Technical Header
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-302000- /O.CON.KGSP.EC.A.0002.260201T0000Z-260201T1500Z/ Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell- Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus- Union-Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens- Union-Chester-Greenwood-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains- Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- Including the cities of Indian Trail, Greenville, Spartanburg, Taylors, Charlotte, Cornelia, Gumlog, Berea, Hartwell, Baldwin, Boiling Springs Sc, Great Falls, Middleton, Valdese, Shelby, Stony Point, Toccoa, Boydville, Wellford, Royston, Easley, Ninety Six, Gastonia, Fork Church, Catawba, Hollywood, Tryon, Rutherfordton, Advance, Abbeville, Rocky Bottom, Nebo, Kings Creek, Mooresville, Forest City, Lyman, Mill Spring, Fero, Weddington, Mountain Rest, Rock Hill, Laurens, Demorest, Dysartsville, Monroe, Simpsonville, Trinity, Inman, Walhalla, Franklin Springs, Cornwell, Kings Mountain, Bethlehem, Pleasant Grove, Ruckersville, Calhoun Falls, Chester, Fingerville, Ware Shoals, Mauldin, Reed Creek, Ellendale, Lenoir, Gaffney, Concord, Greer, Salisbury, Granite Falls, Fortsonia, Columbus, Millersville, Fountain Inn, Farmington, Fork Shoals, Lincolnton, Landrum, Union, Taylorsville, Oakway, Duncan, Lavonia, Mocksville, Clinton, Statesville, Canon, Clayton, Elberton, Kannapolis, Marion, St. Stephens, Hickory, Pine Mountain, Glassy Mountain, Monarch Mills, Blackstock, Glenwood, Seneca, Westminster, Crouse, Anderson, Clemson, Sawmills, Dacusville, Morganton, Newton, Spindale, Hiddenite, Clarkesville, Nuberg, and Mountain City 147 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026
