Weather Alert
Ashe County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 1/31/26 11:36 AM
End: 1/31/26 7:14 PM
Dur: 07:38
Canceled 1/31/26 7:14 PM

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 31 at 11:36AM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...
For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...
In North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, and Roanoke Counties.

* WHEN...
For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 1 PM EST Sunday. For the Wind Advisory, from 7 PM this evening to 4 PM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.



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