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WWUS42 KRAH 290749
WSWRAH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
249 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-292100-
/O.NEW.KRAH.WS.A.0002.260130T2100Z-260201T1800Z/
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 LILLINGTON, LAURINBURG, WADESBORO,
WAGRAM, BUIES CREEK, TARBORO, ROANOKE RAPIDS, TROY, ARCHDALE,
SPRING LAKE, CARY, CLINTON, LEXINGTON, CARTHAGE, SILER CITY,
NASHVILLE, GOLDSBORO, DUNN, FAYETTEVILLE, ROCKY MOUNT,
ROCKINGHAM, HENDERSON, POLKTON, ROXBORO, HILLSBOROUGH,
GREENSBORO, KNIGHTDALE, HOPE MILLS, CREEDMOOR, SELMA, ALBEMARLE,
CHAPEL HILL, SANFORD, NORLINA, WAKE FOREST, MEBANE, ERWIN,
KITTRELL, SMITHFIELD, ABERDEEN, ROSEBORO, FRANKLINTON, ENFIELD,
ELLERBE, WINSTON-SALEM, RAEFORD, OXFORD, APEX, LOUISBURG,
SCOTLAND NECK, THOMASVILLE, ROUGEMONT, ASHEBORO, RALEIGH,
SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, GRAHAM, SPRING HOPE, WARRENTON,
CARRBORO, ANGIER, PRINCEVILLE, PITTSBORO, HIGH POINT, CAMP
MACKALL, DURHAM, CLAYTON, BURLINGTON, AND WILSON
249 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
8 INCHES POSSIBLE. LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.
* WHERE...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL
MAY BECOME DANGEROUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE WITH WIDESPREAD CLOSURES
AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY,
DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG
WITH YOU AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU
BECOME STRANDED.
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