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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 3:38:18 am PST

High to Very High Transportation Risk will continue through this weekend. Visibility will be zero at times. Dangerous fog can move in quickly, before you have time to react, drive carefully or make other plans.
A Dense Fog Advisory in effect from 10PM Thursday until Noon Friday in the San Joaquin Valley. Visibility can drop as low as zero. Also, there is high confidence that dense fog will redevelop each night and morning through the weekend into next week.

 

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