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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
621 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-021130-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-
621 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina and
southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Extreme Cold Warning.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are requested to report accumulations of any snow,
sleet and ice, as well as any damage observed in their area.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1244 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-020145-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260201T2100Z/
/O.EXP.KRNK.EC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260201T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KRNK.CW.Y.0007.260201T2300Z-260202T1400Z/
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-
Including the cities of Floyd, Galax, West Jefferson, Boone,
Whitetop, Sparta, Troutdale, Independence, and Volney
1244 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...EXTREME COLD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected.

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

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
  result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

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.

If you do not have heat in your home or lack shelter, you can call
211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the cold.

&&

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