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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: Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 10:04:38 pm PST

There are no watches, warnings, or advisories at this time.

Several rounds of precipitation will move through over the next few days. Temperatures will gradually warm and snow levels will rise, resulting in mostly rain for lowland locations.

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