Last Updated on January 30, 2026 2:35 pm
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Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-
Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-
Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Covington, Hot Springs, Floyd, Bland,
Pulaski, Blacksburg, Clifton Forge, Marion, Tazewell, Duo,
Wytheville, Pearisburg, Independence, Quinwood, Flat Top,
Bluefield, West Jefferson, Alderson, Lewisburg, Boone, Sparta,
New Castle, Radford, Hix, Hinton, Galax, Volney, Union, Rainelle,
White Sulphur Springs, Troutdale, and Whitetop
230 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026
…EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY…
- WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected.
- WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west
central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. - WHEN…From 1 PM Saturday to 1 PM EST Sunday.
- IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
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.
If you do not have heat in your home or lack shelter, you can call
211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the cold.
