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Winter Weather Advisory for Avery County for Sunday-Monday Jan 19-20, 2025
NCZ033-182100-/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.250119T1200Z-250120T1200Z/Avery-Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, and Newland356 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2025 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT…
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Flying U.S. and N.C. Flags on Inauguration Day
Governor Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to fly at full staff on Monday,…
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Avery County warming centers on standby
Warming centers in Avery County are on standby for the extreme cold moving into the area. Avery County Rock Gym…
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Extreme Cold Watch including Watauga & Ashe for Sunday-Wednesday January 19-22, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-181000-/O.NEW.KRNK.EC.A.0001.250120T0900Z-250122T1700Z/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 Marion, Pulaski, Duo, Hinton, Tazewell,Quinwood, Whitetop, Hot Springs, Pearisburg, Union, Flat Top,Blacksburg,…
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Avery Sheriff’s Office seeking help locating missing person – Aaron Edmisten
The Avery County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person Aaron Edmisten. He was…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe, for Friday January 17, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA426 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ042>044-507-508-180930-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-426 AM EST Fri…
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Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills coming early next week, coldest air of this winter
Update Friday, January 17, 5:52 pm – Extreme Cold Watch issued for Sunday through Wednesday. More information at this link.…
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Drought Monitor Update – Thursday January 16, 2025
In the latest drought update for North Carolina, portions of the High Country have found some relief. Watauga’s north-western section…
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Avery County government transitioning out of Helene distribution, established non-profits to continue
AVERY COUNTY-Avery County is transitioning out of distribution and turning it over to our county’s established non-profits. The non-profits the…
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Officer-involved shooting in Mountain City TN, suspect dead
An officer-involved shooting has left one man dead and a police K9 injured. Just before 10:30 pm on Wednesday, deputies…
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