iNWS Alert

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Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-
Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Anson-
Richmond-
Including the cities of Buies Creek, Southern Pines, Roxboro,
Lillington, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Erwin, Dunn, Lexington,
Rougemont, Princeville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Hillsborough,
Mebane, Creedmoor, Kittrell, Chapel Hill, Oxford, Spring Hope,
Knightdale, Angier, High Point, Norlina, Siler City, Troy, Cary,
Warrenton, Wadesboro, Durham, Franklinton, Carthage, Burlington,
Louisburg, Albemarle, Polkton, Archdale, Wilson, Henderson,
Pinehurst, Carrboro, Nashville, Apex, Enfield, Roanoke Rapids,
Wake Forest, Pittsboro, Smithfield, Clayton, Selma, Asheboro,
Ellerbe, Aberdeen, Tarboro, Sanford, Thomasville, Scotland Neck,
Graham, and Rockingham
1247 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Confidence is
increasing in widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain. This may
result in moderate to major impacts in infrastructure and
transportation.

* WHERE...The Piedmont and portions of the central and northern
Coastal Plain.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Significant ice accumulation on
power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting
power outages.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely
necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider preparing and taking
a winter storm kit along with you, including anything that would
help you survive in case you become stranded.

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