Weather Alert
Avery County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 1/15/26 12:59 PM
End: 1/15/26 7:18 PM
Dur: 06:19
Canceled 1/15/26 7:18 PM

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 15 at 12:59PM EST until January 16 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

* WHAT...
For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below zero expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, or 55 mph on isolated, extremely high peaks.

* WHERE...
Avery County.

* WHEN...
For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 7 AM EST Friday. For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening.

* 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 12 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.



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