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WWUS72 KRAH 301948
NPWRAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
248 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-311015-
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/O.CON.KRAH.EC.A.0001.260201T0600Z-260201T1500Z/
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 DURHAM, PINEHURST, BURLINGTON, RALEIGH,
HIGH POINT, TROY, FRANKLINTON, FAYETTEVILLE, TARBORO, BUIES
CREEK, THOMASVILLE, WARRENTON, CLAYTON, POLKTON, GREENSBORO,
SANFORD, GOLDSBORO, OXFORD, HOPE MILLS, CARTHAGE, WAGRAM,
SMITHFIELD, ROCKINGHAM, ROUGEMONT, SILER CITY, WADESBORO,
ROSEBORO, WINSTON-SALEM, SPRING HOPE, LAURINBURG, CREEDMOOR,
CARY, KITTRELL, WILSON, CAMP MACKALL, CARRBORO, PRINCEVILLE,
ALBEMARLE, NORLINA, CHAPEL HILL, NASHVILLE, GRAHAM, ABERDEEN,
SOUTHERN PINES, SELMA, ERWIN, CLINTON, ANGIER, ASHEBORO, ENFIELD,
ROCKY MOUNT, ELLERBE, LEXINGTON, RAEFORD, ARCHDALE, SCOTLAND
NECK, PITTSBORO, MEBANE, HENDERSON, ROXBORO, HILLSBOROUGH,
LOUISBURG, WAKE FOREST, LILLINGTON, DUNN, APEX, SPRING LAKE,
ROANOKE RAPIDS, AND KNIGHTDALE
248 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1
AM EST SUNDAY...
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS
RANGING FROM NEAR ZERO TO 9 DEGREES. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH,
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM
EST SUNDAY. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. 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.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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.
JD
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