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🟡 Moderate
Cold Weather Advisory
Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 1 at 12:44PM EST until February 2 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
Alert Description
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. * 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.
Safety Instructions
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.
Time Information
Effective
Feb 1, 2026, 11:00 PM
Expires
Feb 2, 2026, 1:45 AM
Issued
Feb 1, 2026, 5:44 PM
Alert Details
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Category
Met
Issued By
NWS Blacksburg VA
National Weather Service