Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert; Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Catawba; Rowan; Cleveland; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Union; Greater Caldwell; Greater Burke; Eastern McDowell; Greater Rutherford; Eastern Polk; Cherokee; York; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Union; Chester; Greenwood; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 8:53 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 9:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 5:00 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-01-29 @ 8:53 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 9:53PM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 7 below possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont and western North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert; Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Catawba; Rowan; Cleveland; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Union; Greater Caldwell; Greater Burke; Eastern McDowell; Greater Rutherford; Eastern Polk; Cherokee; York; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Union; Chester; Greenwood; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 8:52 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 6:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 3:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-01-29 @ 8:52 pm |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued January 29 at 9:52PM EST until February 1 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches east of I-26. Total accumulations between 2 and 4 inches across the remainder of the area. Wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph. * WHERE...Northeast Georgia, western North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...The heavy snow will make many roads impassable and may produce isolated power outages due to the weight of the snow on tree limbs and power lines. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow is expected to rapidly stick to roads and other surfaces due to temperatures in the 20s. Travel conditions could deteriorate rapidly as early as Friday evening. Very gusty winds on Saturday could result in areas of blowing snow, causing very poor visibility. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Jenkins; Screven; Candler; Bulloch; Effingham; Allendale; Hampton; Inland Colleton; Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Inland Jasper; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tidal Berkeley |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 6:05 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 am -> 2026-01-30 @ 2:15 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston SC on 2026-01-29 @ 6:05 pm |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued January 29 at 7:05PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Charleston SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 4 inches possible. * WHERE...In Georgia, Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven Counties. In South Carolina, Allendale, Beaufort, Charleston, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Jasper, Dorchester, Hampton, Inland Berkeley, Inland Colleton, Inland Jasper, and Tidal Berkeley Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. |
| Alert: | Freeze Watch |
| Area(s): | Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Echols; Clinch; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Freeze Watch issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 6 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 possible. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 8 AM EST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch and Freeze Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Inland Flagler; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 7 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Eastern Hamilton; Eastern Alachua; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Alachua; Northern Columbia; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Southwestern Columbia; Inland Glynn; Inland Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 7 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 8 AM EST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch and Freeze Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. |
| Alert: | Freeze Watch |
| Area(s): | Inland Flagler; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Freeze Watch issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 7 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. |
| Alert: | Freeze Watch |
| Area(s): | Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Eastern Hamilton; Eastern Alachua; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Alachua; Northern Columbia; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Southwestern Columbia; Inland Glynn; Inland Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Freeze Watch issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 7 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 8 AM EST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch and Freeze Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Echols; Clinch; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 6 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 possible. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 8 AM EST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch and Freeze Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. |
| Alert: | Freeze Warning |
| Area(s): | Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Echols; Clinch; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Freeze Warning issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until January 30 at 8:00AM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 6 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 possible. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 8 AM EST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch and Freeze Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. |
| Alert: | Frost Advisory |
| Area(s): | Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Eastern Hamilton; Eastern Alachua; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Alachua; Northern Columbia; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Southwestern Columbia; Inland Glynn; Inland Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-30 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-01-29 @ 5:59 pm |
| Headline: | Frost Advisory issued January 29 at 6:59PM EST until January 30 at 8:00AM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 7 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 8 AM EST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch and Freeze Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Jenkins; Screven; Candler; Bulloch; Effingham; Tattnall; Evans; Inland Bryan; Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Long; Inland Liberty; Coastal Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Coastal McIntosh; Allendale; Hampton; Inland Colleton; Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Inland Jasper; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tidal Berkeley |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 5:29 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 11:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 1:30 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston SC on 2026-01-29 @ 5:29 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 6:29PM EST until February 1 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Charleston SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills into the single digits possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia could occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; McCormick; Edgefield; Aiken; Barnwell; Bamberg; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 11:52 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-01-29 @ 11:52 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued January 29 at 12:52PM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Central Savannah River Area and southern Midlands * WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Union; Towns; Lumpkin; White; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Greene; Taliaferro; Hancock; Warren; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 10:50 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 6:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-01-29 @ 10:50 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued January 29 at 11:50AM EST until February 1 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches with locally higher totals possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central, north central, and northeast Georgia. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills will range from 5 degrees below zero to the lower teens above zero on Saturday and from ten degrees below zero to to the single digits above zero Saturday night and Sunday morning. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Pickens; Dawson; Cherokee; Forsyth; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Clayton; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Jones; Baldwin; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 10:50 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 6:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-01-29 @ 10:50 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued January 29 at 11:50AM EST until February 1 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher totals possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northwest Georgia. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills will range from 5 degrees below zero to the lower teens above zero on Saturday and from ten degrees below zero to to the single digits above zero Saturday night and Sunday morning. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; Chesterfield; McCormick; Newberry; Fairfield; Kershaw; Edgefield; Saluda; Lexington; Richland; Lee; Aiken; Sumter; Barnwell; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 10:49 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 9:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-01-29 @ 10:49 am |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 11:49AM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 3 below possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Hancock; Warren; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Stewart; Webster; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 10:35 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-01-29 @ 10:35 am |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 11:35AM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills ranging from 10 below zero in the north Georgia mountains to the single digits above zero in central Georgia. * WHERE...All of north and central Georgia. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Watch |
| Area(s): | Coffee; Dale; Henry; Geneva; Houston; North Walton; Central Walton; Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inland Dixie; South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Jefferson; Coastal Wakulla; Coastal Taylor; Coastal Dixie; Northern Liberty; Southern Liberty; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Berrien; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas; Brooks; Lowndes; Lanier |
| Effective: | 2026-01-29 @ 9:09 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-01-30 @ 2:30 am |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-01-29 @ 9:09 am |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Watch issued January 29 at 10:09AM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills between 5 and 15 degrees possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle Florida, and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. The coldest wind chills are expected overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia could occur in as little as 30 minutes if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause exposed water pipes to rupture. |