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WWUS72 KGSP 251647
NPWGSP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1147 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
NCZ033-260900-
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AVERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, AND INGALLS
1147 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 10 BELOW EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, DANGEROUSLY COLD
WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 21 BELOW POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM 6 PM MONDAY THROUGH NOON
TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 21 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
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.
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.
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
NCZ048>052-059-260900-
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/O.CON.KGSP.CW.Y.0003.260126T0900Z-260126T1500Z/
MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CULLOWHEE, BURNSVILLE, MICAVILLE, WESSER,
CELO, SPRUCE PINE, HOT SPRINGS, LUCK, COVE CREEK, ALLENSTAND,
WALNUT, WAYNESVILLE, SYLVA, RAMSEYTOWN, MARS HILL, BRYSON CITY,
CANTON, ALMOND, SWISS, FAUST, ALARKA, BUSICK, POPLAR, TUCKASEGEE,
WATERVILLE, MARSHALL, LUADA, AND CRUSO
1147 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 7 BELOW EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, IN ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 3500 FEET, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 19
BELOW POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...HAYWOOD, MADISON, MITCHELL, NORTHERN JACKSON, SWAIN, AND
YANCEY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM 6 PM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH NOON TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 19 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
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.
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.
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
GAZ010-NCZ053-058-062>065-260900-
/O.CON.KGSP.CW.Y.0003.260126T0900Z-260126T1500Z/
RABUN-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HIGHLANDS, KYLE, CANDLER, FRANKLIN,
CLAYTON, LITTLE RIVER, HENDERSONVILLE, TUXEDO, DANA, FLETCHER,
PINE MOUNTAIN, CASHIERS, ROBBINSVILLE, BREVARD, STECOAH, WOLF
MOUNTAIN, EAST FLAT ROCK, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, ETOWAH, MOUNTAIN CITY,
BLACK MOUNTAIN, ASHEVILLE, AND RAINBOW SPRINGS
1147 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN GEORGIA, RABUN COUNTY. IN NORTH CAROLINA, BUNCOMBE,
GRAHAM, HENDERSON, MACON, SOUTHERN JACKSON, AND TRANSYLVANIA
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY.
* 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...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
JCW
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