Last Updated on January 29, 2026 2:54 pm
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Blacksburg VA249 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-300400-/O.NEW.KRNK.EC.A.0003.260131T1800Z-260201T1800Z/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 Pearisburg, Bluefield, Marion, Floyd,Rainelle, Independence, Whitetop, Hinton, White Sulphur Springs,Hix, Duo, Boone, Bland, Flat Top, Alderson, Troutdale, HotSprings, Covington, Clifton Forge, Sparta, West Jefferson,Wytheville, Volney, Lewisburg, Blacksburg, Quinwood, Pulaski,Tazewell, Galax, Radford, New Castle, and Union249 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
…EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHSUNDAY AFTERNOON…
WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 19 below possible.
WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and westcentral Virginia, and southeast West Virginia.
WHEN…From Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.
IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zerocould cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you mustgo outside.
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